Effect Quote by Guy Standing

Basic income would give people the most important freedom: the freedom of deciding for themselves what they want to do with their lives.

— Rutger Bregman

If you had a basic income, it would mean that everybody would have a base on top of which their earned income would be…

— Guy Standing

A primary justification for a basic income is social justice.

— Guy Standing

I think one of the most important facts of basic income would be that it's not only a redistribution of income, but also of…

— Rutger Bregman

A universal basic income means not only that millions of people would receive unconditional cash payments, but also that millions of people would have…

— Rutger Bregman

Basic income is not a utopia, it's a practical business plan for the next step of the human journey.

— Jeremy Rifkin

“What is the ethical or philosophical justification for a basic income? A fundamental claim is that it is an instrument of social justice that…

— Guy Standing

A universal basic income would be the best way to give everyone the opportunity to do more unpaid but incredibly important work, such as…

— Rutger Bregman

A guaranteed basic income has the potential for making civic organizations, families and neighborhoods much more vital, helpful and responsive than they have been…

— Charles Murray

I don't see basic income as a panacea, but we must have a new income distribution system. The old one has broken down irretrievably.

— Guy Standing

“As of early 2017, GiveDirectly planned to mobilize $30 million for what it claims will be the largest basic income experiment ever. Continuing with…

— Guy Standing

Public social services, infrastructural policies, and so on are vital. But a basic income should be part of a package of reforms.

— Guy Standing