Re: EU: "Revenu social minimum"

[Hyman Blumenstock <hystock@xxxxxxxx>]

Whatever the picayune, over complicated details may have to be in the
fantasy world of Doctrinaire Economics, the simple end result, easily
achieved by anyone seeing through the fantasy, is that every last living
person shall have freely available just for the asking, assurance of a
full belly, and NOTHING ELSE WILL MATTER ONE IOTA.

Hyman.

John Gelles wrote:
>
> Bernard Girard writes today:
>
> "- every one in Bruxelles talks about a "revenu social minimum",
> a kind of salary that everyone above 18 would receive. The idea,
> not far [from] some of Friedman's, would pave the way to the
> privatization of most of what we call social security (health, rents
> for old persons...) and the introduction of pension funds ; ..."
>
>         On PKT we have often had advocates for a
>         citizens' dividend to make sure there is aggregate
>         money demand for goods produced for sale,
>         (allowing for markdowns and losses on stuff
>         that fails to measure up to need and legitimate
>         desire -- the latter being hard to define).
>
>         Let us hear more from France and Europe on
>         this universal salary.  It has simplicity in its favor.
>         If Europe is likely to suffer from overproduction,
>         the remedy offered sounds right.
>
>         Do we really need "public" versus "private"
>         operations in matters of economic justice.
>         I believe we need law that guarantees the
>         benefits promised will be there for the
>         recipients intended.  As to who cuts the
>         checks and does the accounting, what's the
>         difference.  Compromise on form where
>         substance is achieved would appear to be
>         proper.
>
>         John Gelles: Vote for an Individual Estate Account (IEA)
>         jjgelles@xxxxxxxx                http://www.rain.org/~jjgelles/
>         Modern nations cannot afford poverty, it costs too much.