Archive for April 21, 2009
"The idea of a basic income is spreading like a smoldering fire, which is more than it shows an occasional lick. Because it is reasonable because it is time, "writes Daniel Häni, driving force of the Swiss initiative basic income and makers of the Basic Income film , in his last round mail. It would be a cultural movement in the making, he speculates: chaotic, undogmatic, creative. Everyone can participate, the movement had no headquarters. "They organized themselves amicably, Internet-based, warmly intelligent."
This Häni is certainly correct his perception of things essentially corresponds also mine. Wherever - mostly spontaneous - Actions have been launched, this met with great response, such as the recent petition to the Bundestag or the April Fool of the fictitious "Agency Agreement" . Just not our elected representatives, most refuse the issue. After publication of the zeitgeist-print edition 2-2007 , which made the basic income to the title topic, I had Mrs. Merkel written personally. this entry »