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Reasons for Supporting or Opposing Basic Income

In: The Popularity of Basic Income

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  • Tijs Laenen

    (KU Leuven
    Tilburg University)

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This chapter uncovers the reasons people have for supporting or opposing (different types of) basic income. Conceptually, it draws a distinction between ‘practical support’ and ‘principled support’, with the first referring to support based on arguments about the predicted outcomes of basic income (such as its effects on poverty, income inequality and labour supply), and the second involving support based on arguments related to the assumed normative virtues or vices of basic income (such as its capacity to ensure real freedom for all or its vulnerability to promote laziness). Empirically, the chapter uses data from three different types of data sources–traditional opinion polls, survey experiments and qualitative research–to reveal which types of arguments are most prevalently used, by whom, and in which contexts. This is important because it offers valuable insights into the types of arguments that can be used in political framing to persuade people to endorse or reject the introduction of a basic income.

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  • Tijs Laenen, 2023. "Reasons for Supporting or Opposing Basic Income," Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee, in: The Popularity of Basic Income, chapter 0, pages 203-274, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:etbchp:978-3-031-29352-8_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29352-8_4
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