Citizen's dividend

As citizens of money, different concepts for a disbursed by the state basic income are referred to. The models differ in particular with regard to the conditions attached to the payment conditions, need and willingness to work.

The idea of civil money goes back to Milton Friedman, who suggested a negative income tax in the 1960s. Then would the tax office each taxpayer whose income is below a determined minimum, pay the difference to this minimum without means test.

Liberal citizens money by Mitschke

The German economist Joachim Mitschke presented in his book, tax and transfer order of a piece before the citizen's income as a summary of all direct social transfers. The Citizens' money should be paid out to the needy and approved. The Tax Office should carry out such examination and also the payment of the civil money.

The FDP took this approach in 1994 in their program. The Liberal citizens money, it was decided at the federal party in 2005. The Liberal citizen's income is to be paid in case of need and willingness to work or incapacity and trigger performances by the FDP increased incentive to work by additional income will be credited less than current social security systems. The amount of the lump sum should be average 662 € / month for a single person with no children and contain basic security as well as accommodation and heating costs. Furthermore, tax and child benefit claims as well as support services for the health and care should be included. A recording of employment should be promoted more by higher allowances are credited with their own labor income. For a single person as an allowance of 100 euros would be granted and 40 % of gross income will not be counted against the citizens money. In case of refusal of a reasonable job the citizens benefit is reduced. The previous ALG II ruleset of 359 euro basis, remained of the civil money about 303 € for the whole accommodation cost.

The citizens ' money FDP also includes the SGB II, among others in § 21, § 23 and § 24a SGB II also granted one-time payments and additional needs, such as the initial equipment for pregnancy, childbirth and housing, the cost for overnight school trips, or additional services for the school.

Unconditional Basic Income

The Unconditional Basic Income receives every citizen regardless of need and willingness to work. There are different models, these include

• The Ulm Model
• The model according to Götz Werner
• The solidarity citizen's income by Dieter Althaus
• The passed in October 2007 by the Alliance 90/The Greens in Baden -Württemberg " unconditional basic income " shall be paid as in the proposal of Milton Friedman without examination of need or willingness to work as a negative income tax. Elementary and child allowances account for that child benefit is replaced by a negative income tax for children.
• In the Left Party, there are also currents that occur for an unconditional basic income. This position is represented by the " Federal Association Basic Income ". The most prominent representative is the Member of Parliament Katja Kipping.