next on booktv charles murray proposes plan to reare place current welfare system by setting a universal basic income using conversation with jared byrne seen economic advisor to vice president joe biden. >> moderator is indication that generally enjoy talking to each other about issues on which we disagree, and i don't even to the extent of what we disagree on the topic. [inaudible] it's good that you do because otherwise this would be boring topic tonight is universal basic income ubi, i had published a book on this in 2006. i've actually been interested in concept since the 1980s. and i republished a revised version of it this year for a couple of reasons. one is that in 2006, i was saying well we couldn't afford it right now with the same budget we have. but we could afford it by about 2011. i was actually off by a couple of years and we passed the break even point in 2009. but now we're well above break even point we could implement the plan that have in my hands for less money that we have in transfers, and that situation is going to get dramatically worse if you want to think of i

email us at booktv@c-span.org and post on our facebook page with other programs to watch for this weekend, on afterwards face the nation, memorable presidential campaign moments, charles murray presents his plan to replace the welfare system with universal basic income. this weekend national book award finalist kathy o'neill and heather thompson discuss their books on big data and the attica prison uprising. booktv visits pueblo, colorado to talk with local authors and businesses literary sites. that is a few programs you will see on booktv this weekend. for complete television schedule booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. >> the federal government's mobilization of the war on crime promoted a particular type of social control that signals target arrests of marginalized americans and subsequent creation of industries that support this control, among the central characteristics of domestic policy and the 20th century. the decision policymakers and officials, part of a larger coalition at the highest levels of government had immeasurable consequences for low income americans and the nation. but those choices may have bee

booktv@c-span.org, and post on our facebook wall. other programs to watch for this weekend, on afterwards "face the nation's" john dickerson remembers mel rabble presidential campaign moments, and charles murray presents his plan to replace the welfare system with a universal basic income. also this weekend national book award finalists cathy o'neal and heather ann thompson discuss their respective books on big data and the attica prison uprising. and be booktv visits penn low, colorado, to talk with local authors and visit the city's literary sites. that's just a few of the programs you'll see on booktv this weekend. for a complete television schedule, booktv.org. booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. television for serious readers. >> i think the trend has been clearly in the wrong direction on both sides. the congress has not been assuming its responsibilities which has forced, at least this president, to do more things by executive order. there's no question that they should have come together and passed immigration reform legislation. [applause] and they weren't that far apart. and yet this president and this congress, the congress would not sit down and talk it through. so i