Libertarians should not reject the goal of establishing a global basic income program. There are strong Lockean considerations that favor such a program. This article explains a conception of equal share left-libertarianism that is supported by the rights of full self-ownership and world ownership. It argues that an appropriately constructed basic income program would be a key institution for promoting those rights.
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A Lockean Argument for Basic Income
Daniel D. Moseley
1University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Citation Information: Basic Income Studies. Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1932-0183, DOI: 10.1515/1932-0183.1216, January 2012
Publication History:
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- 2012-01-19
Keywords: full self-ownership; libertarianism; John Locke; natural resources; taxation; world ownership
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