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Darrick Hamilton
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@SenSanders’ FJG proposal would end involuntary unemployment, working poverty & build our nation’s physical & human infrastructure. FJG & income supports can be compliments, BUT problematic is Yang’s inequality enhancing & practical def of inflation “universal” BI proposal (1/4)
…This video m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… is a part of @TCFDotorg’s & NYU Wagner School’s Debate of the Century series in which I debate Ioana Marinescu about FJG over UBI. We begin @ 9 min, but Q&A at end addresses a lot (2/4)
…In this video from the Harvard Kennedy School debate forum on UBI, FJG and other policies, I present issues w “Universal” BI at about 30 minute mark; whole video may be worth watching (3/4)
…Finally, attached is a Jacobin article that I co-authored w @markvinpaul & @Sandydarity jacobinmag.com/2017/02/federa… that makes the case for FJG over UBI (4/4)
...Finally, finally is a video from a Brookings Institute Forum on Federal Job Guarentee and Wage Subsidies hamiltonproject.org/events/from_jo… (5/5)
Some principles of a federal job guarantee policylink.org/blog/ten-princ…
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