The purpose of this paper is to identify, discuss and provide a solution to the issues within income inequality around the world. Income inequality is an unequal distribution of income to an individual. The problem of income inequality is that it affects our health and well being in a negative way, according to David R. Miller, the majority of canadians that have a greater income have a better chance of survival because they have the resources and income to get the medical care that they would need to recover (Fixing Income Inequality in Canada, 2013). This is not only affecting the health and well being of Canadians, but also the percentage of crime continues to increase because individuals cannot afford basic life needs. This is an
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Basic income is this idea of giving everyone money regardless if you are rich or poor, everyone would get this money. “Basic income is a right, a right as a citizen of your country”(Rutger Bregman, 2014 para. 11). You do not have to apply for it, sign for it, or have any requirments. It something that is just given to you with no strings attached, you may spend it how you like. This can impact the socity both positively and negatively. The positive outcomes of a basic income is the crime rate would decrease, less individuals would feel the need to steal because they are getting this basic income to provide them with food and other opportunities to help them get life necessities like health care. The negative aspect of a basic income is that some individuals are going to stop working because they are being handed money instead of working for it. In the Ted Talk, Rutger Bregman states that people are not going to stop working because they have goals, they have ambitions “when you give people free money, they will stop working”(2014, para.31). A basic income is not something you can build a life on, it is a grant to just get you by. Another quote from Rutger Bregman “Now, this was an experiment with some homeless men(2014, para 18). This experiment was to test a basic income, by giving 13 homeless men the chance to have a do over. A year after the …show more content…
With the rate of the amount of people in poverty decreases, the percentage of crime rate will decrease as well. With basic income, the household would get enough money for life necessities like food and water. Majority people who commit a crime are often desperate, but with the basic income enforced, individuals would not feel the need to commit a crime because they would be able to afford the the necessity. A basic income would increase the number of people that would be off the streets, giving these individuals with a positive environment. The Author describes this idea of removing poverty as a utopia because it is impossible to completely remove poverty. Rutger Bregmen uses an example of how slavery was seen as a utopian dream, an impossible act, but with progression, slavery slowing coming to an end (Why We Should Give Everyone a Basic Income, 2014, para. 7) the author is explaining that poverty will not just disappear overnight, it will take some time. From a crime percentage point of view, this means that crime will decrease as the poverty percentage decrease. Crime will never be completely removed from the world, but a basic income can help reduce the crime rate in the world creating a more safe place to
Basic income is this idea of giving everyone money regardless if you are rich or poor, everyone would get this money. “Basic income is a right, a right as a citizen of your country”(Rutger Bregman, 2014 para. 11). You do not have to apply for it, sign for it, or have any requirments. It something that is just given to you with no strings attached, you may spend it how you like. This can impact the socity both positively and negatively. The positive outcomes of a basic income is the crime rate would decrease, less individuals would feel the need to steal because they are getting this basic income to provide them with food and other opportunities to help them get life necessities like health care. The negative aspect of a basic income is that some individuals are going to stop working because they are being handed money instead of working for it. In the Ted Talk, Rutger Bregman states that people are not going to stop working because they have goals, they have ambitions “when you give people free money, they will stop working”(2014, para.31). A basic income is not something you can build a life on, it is a grant to just get you by. Another quote from Rutger Bregman “Now, this was an experiment with some homeless men(2014, para 18). This experiment was to test a basic income, by giving 13 homeless men the chance to have a do over. A year after the …show more content…
With the rate of the amount of people in poverty decreases, the percentage of crime rate will decrease as well. With basic income, the household would get enough money for life necessities like food and water. Majority people who commit a crime are often desperate, but with the basic income enforced, individuals would not feel the need to commit a crime because they would be able to afford the the necessity. A basic income would increase the number of people that would be off the streets, giving these individuals with a positive environment. The Author describes this idea of removing poverty as a utopia because it is impossible to completely remove poverty. Rutger Bregmen uses an example of how slavery was seen as a utopian dream, an impossible act, but with progression, slavery slowing coming to an end (Why We Should Give Everyone a Basic Income, 2014, para. 7) the author is explaining that poverty will not just disappear overnight, it will take some time. From a crime percentage point of view, this means that crime will decrease as the poverty percentage decrease. Crime will never be completely removed from the world, but a basic income can help reduce the crime rate in the world creating a more safe place to