A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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Guaranteed income helps people leaving jail and prison
Upon coming home from prison, people face the same — and rising — costs of living as the rest of us. But they have to bear additional costs imposed by the criminal legal system as well, all while navigating additional and unique barriers to employment....
BIEN launches Congress Solidarity Fund to support participation in Toronto Congress
BIEN's annual Congress is the major global meeting for people advocating for, researching debating and putting into practice basic income in all its dimensions. But participation in an international congress costs money. Travel, accommodation and visa costs can be...
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Due to overwhelming interest in the 25th BIEN Congress, we have extended the submission deadline to Sunday, May 3. This is the final opportunity to submit — no further extensions will be granted. The response to this year’s call has been remarkable, and...
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I Just Launched the AI Pledge for Humanity. Here’s Why.
AI leaders keep saying UBI is necessary. This pledge asks them to prove it. I’ve been working on universal basic income full-time since 2013. Thirteen years. In that time, I’ve watched the conversation shift from “that’s a crazy idea” to “that’s inevitable.”...
OpenAI’s vision for the AI economy: public wealth funds, robot taxes, and a four-day workweek
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Bill Jordan — A Tribute
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BIEN’s Treasurer runs Rio Marathon to raise funds for Toronto BIEN Congress
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Toolbox for modelling sufficiency
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The Angine de Poitrine Argument for UBI
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