Basic salary and mental health

Basic salary and mental health

Introduction and background information

The problem of income inequality has for a long time been an area of focus to many scholars sighting it as the major source of global poverty. It is rather disturbing  to note the income gap that exist in most of the country  where some people earn more than 1000 times more than others. In some cases, some people earn nothing to provide for their family. The problem of income inequality matters as it can be the solution for eradicating poverty on a global scale.  It is worth noting that poor people are not lazy but rather they lack the mean to free themselves from the jaws of poverty.  Income inequality has adverse effect on the affected people and in particular people on the lower side. Evidently, research has indicated that income inequality and poverty has been among the leading cause of mental problems in the world. People become stressed and eventually depressed when they realize that they cannot cater for they can barely provide even the most basic needs for themselves and that of their families.

Formal summary

Bregman , R. (n.d.). Why should give every one a basic salary.

In this article, Bregman explore the importance of providing basic salaries to individual by elaborating how it can work socially, economically and politically in eradicating poverty.  He views basic salary as a right rather than favor just like the freedom of speech. He explores the span of research that have conducted over the years and he makes the conclusion that giving free money if the most effective and cheapest method of eradicating poverty.  He shows that for the many experiments that have conducted, free money have shown to lower poverty,  lower healthcare costs, better school completion, lower the crime rates,  and bolster economic growth.  Bregman notes that the current society is living in age and time where the machines and robots are rapidly taking the positions of human beings in the work force and therefore there is the need for people to start thinking differently on the issue of poverty eradication. If the current trend continues where the government is forcing people to work on jobs which are not available, it is expected that the middle class will crumble and the inequality will soar.  The modern society should show a progress when dealing with the issue of poverty and inequality and the solution to this is free money for all where rich or poor.

Credibility analysis

Based on CRAAP analysis, the currency of the article is timely as there have been extensive changes in the 21^st century which need to be addressed in a different angle from those in the 20^th century. For instance, there has been an extensive change in technology a factor implies that the social and economic approaches adapted need to change. On relevance, the use free money for everybody is relevant as it is the easiest and the cheapest way to eradicate poverty and deal with the current social mess facing the world today. The authority of the article goes deep in addressing the social and economic disparity that exist in the current social class and which threatens the social cohesion and welfare.  The article is accurate in that it provides evidence w which supports the central idea of the article. For instance, the article describes an experiment conducted in London on the homeless and it shows the idea of free money for all actually works. The purpose of the article is to educate and inform on the alternative approach that can be used in dealing with the problem of poverty and income inequality in the world.

Evidence analysis

There two type of supporting points that are used to support  the central thesis of the article. One of the point is the evidence-based points where the author provides evidence of past experiments that have been conducted and which shown the effectiveness of free money in dealing with the current social mess. For instance, the author provides an example of an experiment of an experiment conducted on homeless people in London and which showed positive results.  The other supporting point is empirical evidence where the author shows theoretically the effectiveness of his approach. For instance, the shows how people can think on the issue of free money if they are given and when other people are given.

Conclusion

My proposed problem is that income inequality is among the leading cause of  mental problems in Canada where the low earning people  and those without income become increasingly  stressed  and eventually become depressed , which is a state of mental problem.  Based on my opinion I think the proposed solution by the author will help fix my identified problem. Providing basic salary for everybody in given country will help reduce the level of dependency and stress as people will be able to depend on themselves and increase their flexibility. This approach will, in turn, reduce the problem of mental health