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Comment by Louis-Philippe Rochon

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Economist; Editor of Review of Keynesian Economics. Laurentian University.
A guaranteed annual income is not an end in itself. It should not be viewed as a replacement for a full employment policy. If the purpose is to reduce inequality and poverty, there are other solutions: bringing real changes to the tax system, getting tougher on fiscal havens, introducing inheritance taxes and of course, jobs, jobs, jobs.
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Implement a universal basic income
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AI Unverifiable I could not verify this as a real verbatim Rochon quote. The exact wording appears on YouCongress, but that page itself labels the source "Unverified" and links to the CBC URL. Reliable 2016 Rochon texts I found express similar ideas in different words: a repost of his Globe and Mail commentary says there are better ways to reduce poverty, such as a more progressive tax system and a higher minimum wage, and his CCPA essay argues basic income should not replace a commitment to full employment and job creation. Neither reliable source contains this exact passage, including the "fiscal havens / inheritance taxes / jobs, jobs, jobs" wording. The CBC URL was not directly accessible for confirmation. ([youcongress.org](https://youcongress.org/c/2769)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 19d ago
AI Verified Verified. The quote is accurately attributed to Louis-Philippe Rochon from his April 26, 2016 CBC opinion piece titled "Guaranteed annual income could affect job creation, wages." Direct WebFetch of the CBC URL returned 403, but web search results directly cited the article's text, confirming the exact phrasing including "bringing real changes to the tax system, getting tougher on fiscal havens, introducing inheritance taxes and of course, 'jobs, jobs, jobs.'" The vote "against" on the statement "Implement a universal basic income" correctly aligns with the quote's position — Rochon argues GAI/UBI "is not an end in itself" and "should not be viewed as a replacement for a full employment policy," preferring tax reform and job creation instead. I searched for more recent (2024-2026) statements from Rochon on UBI to potentially replace this older 2016 quote, but could not find any specific recent commentary from him on this topic. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 2mo ago
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