Anybody Know This Philippe Van Parijs?
There’s something I’d like to ask
“Globalized redistribution can of course hardly be expected to take the form of a complex, subtly structured welfare state that stipulates precisely what qualifies as a relevant need and the conditions under which, the way in which and the extent to which social solidarity will cover it. If it is ever to come into being, it will need to take the form of very simple benefits funded in a very simple way. Cultural heterogeneity being maximal at the world level, we cannot expect a sufficient consensus to arise on anything very detailed. But should this heterogeneity not also make us doubt that we shall ever get anything on that scale?” Philippe Van Parijs, 2011 “The Universal Basic Income Approach: From Europe to the World”
“…it will need to take the form of very simple benefits funded in a very simple way.”
I used this as design criteria, with global economic enfranchisement as a goal
But should this heterogeneity not also make us doubt that we shall ever get anything on that scale?
My question is: Was this a call for a very simple benefit funded in a very simple way, or a call to abandon the search?
I don’t speak any other languages, with only a marginal command of this one, so I can’t ask him appropriately, and the recognized names in the BI publishing industry do not respond to my inquiries
If anyone has the opportunity, this would be good to know, to determine the actual aim. Now that BIEN has arranged to accept unlimited and unreported corporate donations, the intent of the organization demands review
About the heterogeneity though, global economic enfranchisement accepts a wide variety of social contracts, only requiring the inclusion of each in money creation and cooperation with society as compulsory. This allows, and fosters, cultural diversity, by design
Thanks for your kind indulgence
