Tentative program
The Eighth Congress of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network
February 27 – March 1, 2009
Sheraton New York Hotel
811 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street., New York, NY
Friday, February 27, 2009:
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8:30am-9:00 |
Morning Coffee |
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9:00-10:40 |
1. Opening Speakers Moderator: Michael Howard Michael Howard, Welcome and Introduction 9:10: Senator Hugh Segal: The Infrastructure of Civility: Basic Income and Economic Recovery 9:55: Steve Pressman, Justice and History: The Big Problem of Wilt Chamberlain |
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10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00-12:30pm |
2A. Roundtable Discussion: The Legacy of Leonard Greene Moderator: Allan Ostergren James Bryan, Manhattanville College Irwin Garfinkel, Columbia University Don Sutherland, Institute for SocioEconomic Studies Naomi Lopez Bauman, Public Policy Consultant |
2B. Human Behavior, Incentives, and Anti-Poverty Policy Moderator: Michael A. Lewis Buford Farris, Sociology and Basic Income: A Case Study of Four Theorists Wesley Pech, A Critical Evaluation of the Contribution of Behavioral Economics to the Basic Income Grant Idea Chandra Pasma, Working through the Work Disincentive |
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12:30-2:00 |
Lunch break |
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2:00-3:40 |
3A. The Financial Crisis, Reform, and the Basic Income Guarantee Moderator: Alanna Hartzok Jeffery J. Smith, BIG In Pocket, Who Needs a Bailout? Marc Vandenberghe, Financial crisis: RIGHT on Basic Income for a stable financing of basics economy? Richard C. Cook: Dividend Economics and the Basic Income Guarantee: A 'Bailout' for the People. Stephen C. Clark, Excalibrator Logarithmic Cybercurrency: A Monetary Fugue |
3B. Social Justice and Economic Wellbeing Moderator: Richard Caputo Frederick Streets, Well Being and Social Justice: Myths and Realities Joel Blau, Social Justice: Models and Measures Michael Reisch, Economic Globalization and Social Justice in a Multicultural Society Carmen Ortiz Hendricks, BIG and the U.S. Hispanic Community |
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3:40-4:00 |
Coffee Break |
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4-5:40 |
4A. Film and Discussion: A DayÕs Work, A DayÕs Pay Moderator: Steve Shafarman Kathy Leichter |
4B. Two Market Reforms: The Employer of Last Resort and the Basic Income Guarantee Moderator: Karl Widerquist Fadhel Kaboub, Inequality and Financial Instability: The ELR Solution Rania Antonopoulos, Public Job Creation: A Path to Inclusive and Gender Equitable Development Pavlina R. Tcherneva, How Do Job and Income Guarantees Affect the Lives of Poor Women: Some Insights from Argentina Discussants: Jim Bryan, Malcolm Sawyer, and Omar Hamouda |
Saturday, February 28, 2009:
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8:30am-9:00 |
Morning Coffee |
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9:00-10:40 |
5. Alternative Responses to Poverty Moderator: Michael A. Lewis Miche‡l L Collins, An Empirical Profile of those Living around IrelandÕs Poverty Line Mary A Cavaleri, The Feasibility and Impact of the Bridge Program Phil Harvey, The Promise and Limitations of the BIG Idea Yannick Vanderborght, Universal Child Benefits and the Struggle Against Child Poverty |
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10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00-12:30pm |
6A. What is an asset? Which assets should be held in common? Physical, monetary, cyber, and social assets as sources for universal grants Moderator: Jeffery J. Smith Nicolaus Tideman, Money Issuance as a Source for a Basic Income Guarantee Eron Lloyd, Social Shareholder Model Gary Flomenhoft, An Inventory of Basic Income Revenue Potential from Common Assets in Vermont |
6B. The Politics of BIG, Part I Moderator: Al Sheahen Harry F Dahms, Barriers to Basic Income: The Constitutional Logic of Modern Societies Jason Burke Murphy, Baby Steps: On the Need for Incremental Victories Ingrid van Niekerk, An Incremental Path to BI: Evidence from Africa |
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12:30-2:00 |
Lunch break |
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2:00-3:40 |
7A. The Earth Belongs to Everyone—Author Meets Commentators Moderator: Karl Widerquist Alanna Hartzok, Earth Rights Institute, Author The Earth Belongs to Everyone Anthony Squires, Western Michigan University Pat Aller, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation Fred Foldvary, Santa Clara University Jim Bryan, Manhattanville College |
7B. The Politics of BIG, Part II Moderator: Almaz Zelleke Steven Shafarman, Ending the Recession and Rethinking Economics: Income Security for All Reimund Acker, Political Phase Transition: Netzwerk Grundeinkommen's Departure from Utopia to Berlin Se‡n Healy and Brigid Reynolds, The Nation State and the Welfare State – Can the Latter survive the Changing Nature of the Former? Aziz Akgul, Draft Act to the Turkish Parliament on CitizenÕs Income |
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3:40-4:00 |
Coffee Break |
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4:00-5:30 |
8A. Roundtable discussion: Campaigning for Basic Income Moderator: Steven Shafarman Jesse Johnson, Mountain Party, West Virginia Brent McMillan, Political Director, Green Party, USA Dan O'Sullivan, Change to Win Coalition of unions representing six million workers Al Sheahen, co-author of Òthe Tax Cut for the Rest of UsÓ Bill |
8B. Poverty in Canada: Problems and Possibilities Moderator: Eri Noguchi James P. Mulvale, Tilting at Windmills or Seeking Bold Solutions? Promoting Guaranteed Income During Economic and Environmental Crisis Ernie Lightman, Fighting Child Poverty in Ontario: The Deprivation Index Evelyn L. Forget, New Evidence on the Outcomes of the Canadian GAI Social Experiment |
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6:00-7:00 |
9. Featured Speaker Moderator: Ingrid van Niekerk 6:00: Basic IncomeÕs coming of age Stanley Aronowitz, Graduate Center of the City University of New York Basic Income and the Emerging Politics About the American Safety Net 6:45: Frances Fox Piven, Graduate Center of the City University of New York |
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
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8:30am-9:00 |
Morning Coffee |
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9:00-10:40 |
10A. Natural Resource Value as a Moral and Economic Basis for Social Support Moderator: Stephen C. Clark Alanna Hartzok, Land Rights and Land Value Capture Mason Gaffney, Efficiency and equity: symbiosis rather than tradeoff Cay Hehner, The Timeliness of a Timeless Philosophy for BI |
10B. Social Justice and Income Support Moderator: Yannick Vanderborght Karl Widerquist, Five False Claims of Political Philosophy Michael W. Howard, Basic Income for All: A Realistic Utopia? Nir Eyal, Near-Universal Basic Income Guarantee |
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10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11am-12:30pm |
11. Plenary Session: The Failed Welfare Revolution: America's Struggle over Guaranteed Income Policy—Author meets Critics Moderator: Almaz Zelleke Jeff Manza Richard Caputo Louise Haag John Krinsky Brian Steensland |
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12:30-2:00 |
Lunch break |
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2:00-3:30 |
12. Closing Plenary: Bringing Basic Income into Mainstream Politics Moderator: Eri Noguchi Tony Martin, Member of Parliament, New Democratic Party, Canadian House of Commons Eduardo Suplicy, Senator, Workers Party, Brazilian Senate |
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3:30-3:40 |
Break |
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3:40-4:30 |
USBIG Organizational Meeting Moderator: Michael Howard |
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