 Reform of a modern welfare-state through a basic income to re-start higher levels of economic growthMPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany Abstract: The purpose of this research is to show that we can replace the United States’ welfare-state with something (a Basic Income) which will be both more equitable and as well will allow an increase in the rate of economic growth.1 Some commentators believe that there is new economic status quo in the welfare-states of the “West2,” where the West is faced with a “new normal” of lower rates of economic growth and higher rates of unemployment because of structural changes in the 21st century not least the Financial Crises of 2007-08 and the resulting Great Recession. In this paper we will propose that the reason for the economic stagnation in the United States is the way the redistributional safety-net has been constructed. We will then quantify this welfare- state and discuss its negative effect on the economy. Following this we will present the proposed Basic Income and explain how replacing the current welfare-state with a Basic Income will improve both the equality of the rule of law, and, will provide incentives for more economizing behavior in society. Incentives which allow increased levels of economic growth. Keywords: welfare state; fiscal commons; basic income; United States; political economy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pra:mprapa:115004 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany Ludwigstraße 33, D-80539 Munich, Germany. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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