[P2P-F] [NetworkedLabour] who is for and who is against basic income

Wed Aug 10 13:41:27 CEST 2016

Michel, what does the out comes tell in your opinion? 

> On 10 Aug 2016, at 13:35, Michel Bauwens <michel at p2pfoundation.net> wrote:
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> Some people suggest that the basic income is a campaign by capital , that it is a neoliberal proposal,
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> yet it would seem that the sociological reality is entirely contrary to that claim,
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> here is research from the netherlands, which clearly correlates support for the UBI to progressive forces, and opposition to it from the right:
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> "National poll: 40 percent in favor; 15 percent don’t know; 45 percent against basic income
> In a recent national poll, 40 percent of the Dutch population declared themselves to be in favor of a basic income, with 45 percent against and 15 percent expressing uncertainty. The voters of the three left wing parties are in favor, with their endorsement breaking down as follows: GreenLeft 60 percent, the Socialist Party 54 percent, and PvdA 53 percent.
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> The votes of Democrats 66 are divided, with 44 percent in favor and 45 percent against. The followers of the right wing parties, by contrast, are quite clearly against basic income: 73 percent against in People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy, and 61 percent against in CDA. It is interesting to note that voters of the populist right wing Party for Freedom, headed by Geert Wilders, are also divided, with 37 percent in favor, 46 percent against and 17 percent uncertain. The Party for Freedom is the biggest party in current polls."
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> (http://basicincome.org/news/2016/08/basic-income-post-social-democratic-economic-pathway-21st-century/)
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