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On Duty

In: Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income

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  • Karl Widerquist

    (Georgetown University)

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This chapter considers the question of duty and how it relates to the arguments for freedom from forced interaction presented above. Beginning with the assumption that there are some situations in which individuals have an enforceable obligation to contribute to a joint project, this book considers what limits JPA theory implies for the enforcement of duties. This discussion is largely a response to the objection to basic income on grounds variously described as “exploitation, “reciprocity, or “parasitism. Many political theorists have argued against policies are allowing people to receive an unconditional basic income. It takes labor to generate the social product from which basic income is drawn. Therefore, basic income recipients, supposedly, act as parasites, exploiting workers who contribute to the social product without making a reciprocal contribution to it.2

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  • Karl Widerquist, 2013. "On Duty," Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee, in: Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income, chapter 0, pages 171-186, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:etbchp:978-1-137-31309-6_10
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137313096_10
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