by Jenna van Draanen | Jun 14, 2015 | News
This campaign, launched in May was able to get nearly 6000 signatures in just two days. The petition is designed to urge the federal government in the United States to adopt a basic income to shift the economy to one that doesn’t require full employment.
From article Jim Pugh, “Pres. Obama and Congress: Enact a Basic Income for All Americans”
Jim Pugh, “Pres. Obama and Congress: Enact a Basic Income for All Americans” CredoMobilize.Com, May 26, 2015.
by Jenna van Draanen | May 15, 2015 | News
This economist offers the perspective that giving money to every citizen will boost consumption, stimulate the economy, and will put equity into society while having a positive impact on employment. He argues that it is in the interest of capitalism to establish basic income.
Michel Santi, “Pour sauver les riches, soulageons les pauvres!” La Tribune, April 27, 2015
by Jenna van Draanen | May 13, 2015 | News
In a recent interview with Steven Shafarman, program director of an organization called Basic Income Action, Ralph Nader voiced extensive support for the idea of basic income. He compared it to his work to ban smoking on airplanes: saying that one day he hopes to see basic income go through the same shift in public perception to becoming something that is accepted as status quo. Both Shafarman and Nader describe the key components of basic income and the benefits that it could provide to society at large and cover topics like what will happen to existing social programs, health care, and many others.
For more information on the interview, see:
Ralph Nader, “Steve Shafarman, Basic Income, GM” Ralph Nader Radio Hour. April 26, 2015.
by Jenna van Draanen | May 12, 2015 | News
Basic income supporters have recently seen caregiver networks join their ranks. In a recent article, Karen Patrick writes about what a basic income could mean to caregivers including freedom from worries and supporting the human work of dignity and love that caregivers provide. A Facebook group of caregivers supporting BIG has also been established.
For more information on the caregiver basic income movement, see:
Karen Patrick, “Caregivers for a Basic Income Guarantee”. Blogspot, April 2015.
Caregivers for a Basic Income Guarantee, “10 Caregiver Reasons for a Basic Income Guarantee” Facebook, March 31
by Jenna van Draanen | May 12, 2015 | News
Prior to a provincial election on May 4, 2015, all Prince Edward Island provincial party leaders were on record as being supportive of basic income. The Liberal Premier, Wade MacLauchlan, who won the election has voiced support for BIG as a poverty reduction policy saying, “We’d be actively interested in pursuing that (basic income guarantee)…I’d call it a model program and build in a commitment to evidence-based research and action-based research.” The PEI Working Group for Livable Income has been working hard to raise awareness and promote basic income in both public and political spheres, and have achieved support from all parties on BIG.
For more information on the support in PEI for basic income see:
“Marie Burge, “All Prince Edward Island party leaders united in exploring basic income guarantee.” Leaders and Legacies. April 24, 2015
