The universal basic income — a cash payment made to every individual in the country — has been critiqued recently by some commentators. Among other things, these writers dislike the fact that a UBI would deliver individuals income in a way that is divorced from working. Such an income arrangement would, it is argued, lead to meaninglessness, social dysfunction,… Continue reading The UBI already exists for the 1%
Author: Matt Bruenig
Demonizing, Not Engaging
Recent discussions about the white working class and racism (me, DeBoer, Mystal, et al) have me flashing back to the fascinating world of 2008 LGBT politics. In that year, the majority of Black voters came out and voted in favor of proposition 8, a successful referendum that sought to eliminate same-sex marriages in California. Needless… Continue reading Demonizing, Not Engaging
How certain liberals permanently erase the working class
This tweet from Doctor Vox wonderfully underscores a point I’ve been making for years now: liberal discourse politics ensures a permanent erasure of the lower classes. This is so for two reasons: Lower class people, almost by definition, cannot engage in The Discourse. They do not have the education, credentials, or jobs necessary to do… Continue reading How certain liberals permanently erase the working class
On Diaper Stamps
In last few months especially, there has been a big media push in favor of creating a new diaper welfare program. The push seems to have its origins in 2010, when the Huggies diapers brand commissioned a study showing the need for diapers among the poor. In that same year, Huggies founded the National Diaper… Continue reading On Diaper Stamps
The NY Primary Punditry Shows How Yet Again Nobody Cares About Process
The story is supposed to be that Republicans like to suppress the vote and Democrats don’t. I’ve long suspected this story to be false. The real story is that basically everyone likes to suppress the votes of people they don’t like and abhors suppressing the votes of people they do like. This is not to… Continue reading The NY Primary Punditry Shows How Yet Again Nobody Cares About Process