Universal Basic Income quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Whose 1962 book proposed a negative income tax?

   Answer: Milton Friedman

   Why: Below a set income line his tax runs in reverse: instead of paying tax, people receive a share of the shortfall.

2. 2 Medium

   What share of Swiss voters backed basic income in 2016?

   Answer: About 23%

   Why: Not one canton voted yes, and a Swiss initiative needs a majority of both voters and cantons, so it failed twice over.

3. 3 Hard

   What tax did Thomas Paine propose in 1797 to fund a grant at 21?

   Answer: Inheritance tax

   Why: Paine held that land in its natural state belonged to all humankind, so landowners owed everyone a ground rent.

4. 4 Easy

   Where was a basic income for all put to a national vote in 2016?

   Answer: Switzerland

   Why: A citizens' initiative forced the vote: in Switzerland, 100,000 valid signatures are enough to put a proposal to the whole country.

5. 5 Medium

   Which US president proposed a guaranteed income for families?

   Answer: Richard Nixon

   Why: His Family Assistance Plan passed the House in 1970 but stalled in the Senate and never became law.

6. 6 Hard

   Which staple's price set relief payments in the Speenhamland system?

   Answer: Bread

   Why: Magistrates tied allowances directly to the price of a gallon loaf so families could always afford enough bread.