Difference between revisions of "Income"
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** [[guaranteed living income]] | ** [[guaranteed living income]] | ||
** [[unconditional living income]]: e.g. living on investment or retirement income | ** [[unconditional living income]]: e.g. living on investment or retirement income | ||
| − | ** [[unconditional | + | ** [[guaranteed unconditional living income]]: probably not optimal |
| + | ** [[national unconditional living income]]: de-facto living income received by all citizens of a country | ||
* '''aliases''': | * '''aliases''': | ||
** [[basic income guarantee]] → [[guaranteed living income]] | ** [[basic income guarantee]] → [[guaranteed living income]] | ||
| + | ** [[basic minimum income]] → [[unconditional living income]] | ||
** [[universal basic income]] → [[unconditional living income]] | ** [[universal basic income]] → [[unconditional living income]] | ||
** [[universal income]] → [[unconditional income]] | ** [[universal income]] → [[unconditional income]] | ||
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** [[minimum income]] can mean [[guaranteed income]] and/or [[unconditional income]] | ** [[minimum income]] can mean [[guaranteed income]] and/or [[unconditional income]] | ||
** [[unconditional basic income]] | ** [[unconditional basic income]] | ||
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==Related== | ==Related== | ||
* A [[citizen dividend]] is a type of [[unconditional income]] that derives from national productivity | * A [[citizen dividend]] is a type of [[unconditional income]] that derives from national productivity | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 12 April 2014
About
Income is money received regularly by a legal entity, most often a person. If it is received in exchange for work (i.e. employment), then it is also a wage.
Types of income include:
- employment income: income from employment; wages
- Issuepedia-refined terms:
- guaranteed income: an income that is guaranteed (promised, ensured) by another party, typically a government
- living income: an income sufficient to meet basic needs
- non-employment income: income that is not the result of employment status
- unconditional income: income that is received regardless of life circumstances
- combinations:
- guaranteed living income
- unconditional living income: e.g. living on investment or retirement income
- guaranteed unconditional living income: probably not optimal
- national unconditional living income: de-facto living income received by all citizens of a country
- aliases:
- ambiguous terms:
- basic income can mean either unconditional living income (conventional usage) or living income (Issuepedia)
- minimum income can mean guaranteed income and/or unconditional income
- unconditional basic income
Related
- A citizen dividend is a type of unconditional income that derives from national productivity
- Economic disparity is sometimes referred to as income disparity or income inequality.
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