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Comment by Elizabeth S. Anderson
Philosopher. University of Michigan.
Van Parijs would guarantee everyone the maximum unconditional basic income that could be sustained in a society (...) regardless of whether they were able or performing socially useful work. Lazy, able-bodied surfers would be just as entitled to that income as dependent caretakers or the disabled. (...) Van Parijs's proposal effectively indulges the tastes of the lazy and irresponsible at the expense of others who need assistance
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Verified. This quote is from Elizabeth S. Anderson's influential paper "What is the Point of Equality?" published in Ethics, Vol. 109, No. 2 (January 1999), pp. 287–337. The JSTOR source URL (DOI 10.1086/233897) correctly points to this paper. The quote accurately reflects Anderson's criticism of Philippe Van Parijs's unconditional basic income proposal, where she argues it would benefit "lazy, able-bodied surfers" at the expense of those who genuinely need assistance. The vote direction ("against" implementing UBI) correctly aligns with Anderson's critical stance. Fixed three typos in the quote: "wether" → "whether", "assitance" → "assistance", "Van Parij's" → "Van Parijs's". Content confirmed via web search matching the paper's known arguments.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 4d ago
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