basic income
Guaranteed minimum payment
Basic income is a government program that provides regular cash payments to all citizens or residents, regardless of employment status or other income.
The concept appears most often as universal basic income (UBI), emphasizing that everyone receives it without means testing.
Proponents argue it could eliminate poverty and simplify welfare systems; critics question its cost and potential effects on work incentives.
The pilot program tested whether basic income would discourage people from seeking jobs.
Without limits or qualifications
- universalAffecting all equally
- inclusiveCovering all members
- equalIdentical in amount
- dignityInnate personal worth
right · citizenship · entitlement · blanket coverage · no strings attached · automatic · birthright · egalitarian
Protection against failure
- financial stabilitySound economic standing
- economic securityReliable access to resources
- peace of mindState without anxiety
- bufferProtective intermediate space
fallback · cushion · protection · resilience · security blanket · floor · baseline · backstop
Unconditional government payments
- cash transfersMoney given to recipients
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
redistribution · poverty reduction · legislation · government program · economic policy · direct payments · stipend · allowance
Government aid for poor
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- public assistanceGovernment help for poor
- welfare reformPolicy changing public assistance
- food stampsSubsidized grocery purchasing vouchers
SNAP · social services · entitlements · poverty alleviation · government aid · welfare state · dole · relief
Income cutoff marking need
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- necessitiesWhat you cannot lack
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
shelter · minimum wage · living wage · cost of living · threshold · sustenance · bare minimum · sufficiency
- Martin Luther KingCivil rights movement leader
- Thomas Paine"Common Sense" author
- automationSelf-operating system design
unconditional
Without limits or qualifications
dignity · right · citizenship · entitlement · blanket coverage · no strings attached · automatic · birthright · egalitarian · accessible
safety net
Protection against failure
- financial stabilitySound economic standing
- economic securityReliable access to resources
- peace of mindState without anxiety
buffer · fallback · cushion · protection · resilience · security blanket · floor · baseline · backstop · stability
UBI
Unconditional government payments
- cash transfersMoney given to recipients
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- unconditionalWithout limits or qualifications
fiscal policy · redistribution · poverty reduction · legislation · government program · economic policy · direct payments · stipend · allowance · grant
social assistance
Government aid for poor
- benefitsGains or helpful effects
- public assistanceGovernment help for poor
- welfare reformPolicy changing public assistance
food stamps · SNAP · social services · entitlements · poverty alleviation · government aid · welfare state · dole · relief
poverty line
Income cutoff marking need
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- necessitiesWhat you cannot lack
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
food security · shelter · minimum wage · living wage · cost of living · threshold · sustenance · bare minimum · sufficiency · affordability
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- Martin Luther KingCivil rights movement leader
- Thomas Paine"Common Sense" author
- automationSelf-operating system design
- income sourcessalary, wages, hourly pay, wage, commission
- Economic Fairnessequal pay, fair wages, fair pay, pay equity, wage gap
- government benefitsfood stamps, unemployment insurance, Social Security, disability benefits, public assistance
- income supportUBI, cash transfer, direct payment, social assistance, public assistance
- redistributionredistribution, wealth transfer, progressive tax, wealth tax, estate tax
- social benefitssocial assistance, disability benefits, unemployment insurance, retirement benefits, child benefit
basic incomeworkfare
Benefits requiring labor
welfare-to-work · earned income · means-tested benefits · merit-based pay · salary
basic incomewage labor
Work exchanged for payment
employment · salary · self-employment · investment returns · capital gains
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