by
Guy Standing
Although an NIT would be a useful anti-poverty device, it would do little to advance republican freedom or provide assured economic security, nor would it be a vehicle for social justice. It would not apply to people without jobs or with incomes too low to pay tax. [...]
Milton Friedman's idea; similar to BI but would be based on household earnings (like regular tax credits) and would be paid (if at all) after the fiscal year (basically tax refund) and it would be hard to estimate the amount in advance. so just a regular means-tested scheme