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Comment by Philip Pilkington
Research analyst. Author of the book The Reformation in Economics.
Basic Income Guarantee is achievable today, and if it were implemented it would increase employment and alleviate much human suffering, but it would not target social problems in as focused a way as the Job Guarantee program would.
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(2014)
2y ago
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Source URL america.aljazeera.com returns 403/blocks WebFetch. Web search confirms the article 'Money for nothing' by Philip Pilkington exists at the exact URL provided (Jun 2014) and contains the quoted conclusion that 'BIG is achievable today...would increase employment and alleviate much human suffering, but it would not target social problems in as focused a way as the JG program would'. Author correctly identified (Philip Pilkington, research analyst, Levy Economics Institute / Kingston University). Vote 'against' on 'Implement a universal basic income' is defensible since he prefers Job Guarantee, though the quote is mildly nuanced (acknowledges UBI would help). Cannot directly verify via WebFetch so marking ai_unverifiable.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2h ago
replying to Philip Pilkington