UNITED STATES: Ralph Nader Voices Support for Basic Income

In a recent interview with Steven Shafarman, program director of an organization called Basic Income Action, Ralph Nader voiced extensive support for the idea of basic income. He compared it to his work to ban smoking on airplanes: saying that one day he hopes to see basic income go through the same shift in public perception to becoming something that is accepted as status quo. Both Shafarman and Nader describe the key components of basic income and the benefits that it could provide to society at large and cover topics like what will happen to existing social programs, health care, and many others.

For more information on the interview, see:

Ralph Nader, “Steve Shafarman, Basic Income, GM” Ralph Nader Radio Hour. April 26, 2015.