necessary social services and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widow hood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond one's control. that concept of economic rights has deep roots in our civil rights history as well. the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. and his push for guaranteed jobs and income in his final years has long led grass root movements championing these subsequently. secure and adequate income for all. access to land, access to capital and to be able to play a meaningful role in government. basically civic engagement. in his own words, i am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective. by now and guaranteed income. at the federal level, we could use our most powerful fiscal tool which is the u.s. tax code to guarantee income and promote economic security for all our families. for instance, we could eliminate the work requirement on earned income tax credit and dramatically extend the negative income tax of that earned income tax to guarantee income in a way that eliminates poverty and lifts m