On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Michel Bauwens <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Michael,
is there any literature or ideas of how the basic income is necessarily, or not, related to centralized systems for its organisation and disbursement?
Centralized systems are necessary when property law trumps human need. When "right to property" is made greater than "right to sleep", then income is necessary, because in order to sleep you have to "pay the man" somewhere. Basically a networked p2p system allows something greater than anarchy because it provides a catalyst to unite two always-appearing axiis: capitalism and communism. (there's an article at pangaia.sf.net called "capitalism vs. communism" that explores this.) In this way property law morphs into property stewardship. Hope that helps.... Mark