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Comment by Ailsa McKay
Feminist Economist
A Citizens Basic Income (CBI) would ensure that the financial gains from paid work were always positive and would provide a more secure base for individuals to opt in and out of the labour market, thus promoting greater flexibility with respect to individual life choices.
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Verified. (1) Author attribution confirmed: Ailsa McKay (1963-2014) was a Scottish feminist economist, Professor of Economics at Glasgow Caledonian University, and a leading proponent of Citizens Basic Income. Her book "The Future of Social Security Policy: Women, Work and A Citizens Basic Income" (2005) is a landmark work on CBI from a feminist perspective. (2) Quote confirmed: Web search returns the exact quote text attributed to Ailsa McKay, appearing in the Discover Society article "Viewpoint: A Citizens Basic Income? Questions for a New Scotland" (April 2014). The source URL points to Royal Society of Edinburgh speaker notes from 2012-13, which is a plausible primary source. (3) Vote alignment correct: The quote clearly advocates for CBI, so "for" on "Implement a universal basic income" is accurate. (4) Source URL could not be directly fetched (domain blocked), but the quote's existence and attribution are confirmed through independent web search.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 4d ago
replying to Ailsa McKay