In order to clarify the potential impact of a basic income, we argue that any discussion on whether to adopt a basic income policy should be framed within the greater context of the transfer system as a whole. In particular, such discussion should consider separately the issues of (i) the desired income distribution to be achieved and (ii) the most efficient way of achieving it through a transfer system. Further, we stress the importance of the non-take-up phenomenon in current transfer systems and discuss the potential necessity of a basic income policy in the age of automation.

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菲利普·范·帕里斯（Philippe Van Parijs）和扬尼克·范德堡（Yannick Vanderborght）的《基本收入述评：关于自由社会和健全经济的激进建议》

为了阐明基本收入的潜在影响，我们认为，关于是否采用基本收入政策的任何讨论都应在整个转移支付体系的更大范围内进行。特别是，这种讨论应分别考虑以下问题：（i）要实现的期望收入分配，以及（ii）通过转移系统实现收入分配的最有效方式。此外，我们强调在当前转移系统中非占用现象的重要性，并讨论了自动化时代基本收入政策的潜在必要性。