A Lockean Argument for Basic Income

Moseley Daniel D.
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Moseley Daniel D.: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Basic Income Studies, 2012, vol. 6, issue 2, 11

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: full self-ownership; libertarianism; John Locke; natural resources; taxation; world ownership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1515/1932-0183.1216

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