Abstract
Specifically, we propose a combination of unwinding means-testing for the age pension and gradually lowering the eligibility age with a Youth Basic Income paid to those aged 20–24 based on a modified negative income tax model.
We argue together these proposals allow for an alternative to the neoliberal politics of population ageing, addressing emerging intergenerational inequalities in Australia’s current dualised model.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Implementing a basic income in Australia |
| Subtitle of host publication | pathways forward |
| Editors | Elise Klein, Jennifer Mays, Tim Dunlop |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 163-178 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030143787 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030143770 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Publication series
| Name | Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
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Keywords
- Basic Income
- social policy
- inequality
- Universal Basic Income
- intergenerational inequality
- taxation
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Stepping stones to an Australian Basic Income. / Spies-Butcher, Ben; Henderson, Troy.
Implementing a basic income in Australia: pathways forward. ed. / Elise Klein; Jennifer Mays; Tim Dunlop. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. p. 163-178 (Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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