1968

1,200 economists call for a guaranteed income

May 1968

John Kenneth Galbraith, James Tobin and Paul Samuelson, among others, ask the US Congress for a system of guaranteed income. About 1,200 economists sign, and the New York Times runs the letter on its front page.

Source: Jacobin

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