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Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen: Eine (leider) nicht bezahlbare Idee

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  • Habermacher, Florian
  • Kirchgässner, Gebhard

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On June 5, this year, Swiss citizens will decide about the introduction of an unconditional basic income. It should amount to 2'500 CHF per month for adults and 625 CHF for children. Total expenditure would be about 200 Billion CHF, a part of which is already covered by to-day’s social security benefits. The proposed financial concept is unrealistic. The same holds, however, for financing this system by the value added tax or the income tax. This once again shows that an unconditional basic income is either too low to secure – without additional income – a decent existence or it cannot be financed if it is high enough to fulfil this objective. The same holds for the related concept of the negative income tax. Moreover, it is also very hard to justify a truly unconditional basic income for ethical reasons.

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  • Habermacher, Florian & Kirchgässner, Gebhard, 2016. "Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen: Eine (leider) nicht bezahlbare Idee," Economics Working Paper Series 1607, University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:usg:econwp:2016:07
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    1. Julia Bock-Schappelwein & Michael Böheim & Elisabeth Christen & Stefan Ederer & Matthias Firgo & Klaus S. Friesenbichler & Werner Hölzl & Mathias Kirchner & Angela Köppl & Agnes Kügler & Christine May, 2018. "Politischer Handlungsspielraum zur optimalen Nutzung der Vorteile der Digitalisierung für Wirtschaftswachstum, Beschäftigung und Wohlstand," WIFO Studies, WIFO, number 61256, April.
    2. Raddatz, Guido, 2019. "Das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen – ein Luftschloss," Zeitthemen 02, Stiftung Marktwirtschaft / The Market Economy Foundation, Berlin.
    3. Franke, Marcel, 2022. "Transfer in a conflict model as a reason for (unconditional) basic income," FRIBIS Discussion Paper Series 03-2022, University of Freiburg, Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS).
    4. Margit Schratzenstaller, 2018. "Implikationen der Digitalisierung für den öffentlichen Sektor," WIFO Monatsberichte (monthly reports), WIFO, vol. 91(12), pages 863-869, December.

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    Keywords

    Unconditional Basic Income; Negative Income Tax;

    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs

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