The general idea behind the theory of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which I’ve written about in two previous blogs — http://vivoonwarpeaceandjustice.blogspot.com.ar/2017/06/universal-basic-incomeintroduction-to.html and http://vivoonwarpeaceandjustice.blogspot.com.ar/2017/07/milton-friedman-conservative-voice-for.html — is that it should be unconditional. For this reason, some economists and political philosophers translate the UBI acronym as Unconditional Basic Income. The majority of proponents of the idea agree on this single point. The most socially sound reason for this is that UBI is a way of ensuring a universal alternative to abject poverty. But the best economic argument in favor of UBI is a very practical one: By providing all citizens, no matter what their economic or social conditions might be, with a basic form of subsistence, the enormous bureaucracy currently involved in vetting the beneficiaries of social welfare programs would be vastly reduced, as would the budg...
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Author Roberto Vivo comments on wars past and present, on the world’s great peacemakers and on the pathway to global peace. His basic philosophy: In a world where 9 out of every 10 victims of armed conflict are civilians, war is no longer a viable political alternative. Indeed, it is the ultimate crime against humanity. If rising generations are to have a future, the key will lie in world peace. War is the pathway to oblivion.