> I would also include Citizen's Income as a member of this club, even
> though it's emphasis appears to be more on human rights
When a policy can't be justified on pragmatic grounds, its supporters
often seek to justify it by inventing rights.
> than on
> markets: It does, after all, allow the low-paid to work for less and
> increase the demand for their labour.
That would be an increase in the *supply* of labour rather than the
demand.
Anyway, the cost of a CI is enormous, so while it is true that it would
(as you suggest) subsidise low wages, it is hardly the most effective way
of doing that.
Andrew Smith
It will get worse before it gets worse.
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