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News on the global Basic Income debate
Scott Santens, “Our Paradoxical Economy Courtesy of Technology and the Lack of Basic Income”
Santens tackles the paradox surrounding automation and productivity, claiming that a basic income is the best solution to the problem.
Ben Schiller, “Yes, Robots Really Are Going To Take Your Job And End The American Dream”
Schiller discusses Ford’s new book on technological automation and its impacts on future labor markets.
Roderick Benns, “Federal election would be a great time to have a discussion about basic income, says Saskatoon mayor”
Four-term Mayor Don Atchison of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, believes that the upcoming election could be a great time to discuss a basic income guarantee. He joins the mayors of Edmonton and Calgary in recently discussing the possibility of a basic income guarantee in...
Ben Schiller, “Why Truck Drivers Could Be The First Casualties Of The Robot Age”
Schiller writes on the future of automation in the driving industry and how truck drivers may prove surplus to requirements in the coming half-century. Schiller refers to Scott Santens who has written on the topic, noting that a universal basic income could help ease...
Charles Leadbeater, “Imaginative ideas that could help save the Labour party”
Leadbeater begins by acknowledging the difficult position the UK Labour party is in, as the Conservative government released a budget that managed to blend austerity with a Living Wage, showing their willingness to search across the political spectrum for policies....
Maria Sanchez Diez, “A Dutch city is giving money away to test the ‘basic income’ theory”
This article discusses the upcoming basic income experiment in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and compares it to the Canadian ‘Mincome’ project in Dauphin, Manitoba in the 1970s. Many questions still persist about basic income, and hopefully Utrecht will address some of...
FINLAND: Social Democrat and Union leaders change their minds on basic income
Leaders from the traditional biggest opponents to basic income in Finland said their organisations should reconsider their position on the issue.
Adam Forrest, “What Happens When Humans are Obsolete?”
Forrest’s article focuses on the future of technology and automation that many academics are claiming can replace massive swaths of careers. This automation can be countered in a way through a universal basic income, however. Adam Forrest, “What Happens When Humans...
Chris Weller, “A Dutch city is giving residents free money, no strings attached — here’s why it could work”
Weller discusses the upcoming Utrecht basic income experiment, arguing that basic income may have an impact that will not be translatable to the U.S. since Utrecht has such a small population and a higher proportion of part-time workers. Chris Weller, “A Dutch city is...
UNITED STATES: Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, “absolutely sympathetic” to basic income approach
U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he supports the basic income approach.
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