by Josh Martin | Aug 29, 2015 | News
The 8th International Basic Income Week will take place September 14-20, For more information, click here. The Austrian basic income alliance Runder Tisch – Grundeinkommen (RTG) recently announced the programme for the 8th International Basic Income Week, September 14–20, 2015, with 45 events – more than double in comparison to 2014 – in 22 cities and towns all over Austria: film screenings on TV and in 18 cinemas with subsequent discussions with experts and audience, street actions, panel discussions, performances, book presentations, radio programmes and other kinds of activities. RTG especially points to the participation of members of the Austrian trade union federation ÖGB and social workers in the debate about Unconditional Basic Income.
Programme for Austria:
Map: https://www.pro-grundeinkommen.at/WdGE2015
Calendar: https://www.pro-grundeinkommen.at/WdGE2015/Flyer_WdGE2015.html
facebook: https://facebook.com/RTbGE/events
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c1jv4f9ZBs
Christoff Lammer contributed to this report.
by Josh Martin | Aug 12, 2015 | News
Roberts is standing as the Green party candidate in Victoria, Canada. In this blog post, Roberts discusses issues facing Canadians like food scarcity and the increased dependence on food banks. The Green party supports a basic income guarantee, and Roberts thinks it could solve many of these issues.
Jo-Ann Roberts, “Let’s make sure food security is an election issue”, 13 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 11, 2015 | News
Dowd discusses the negative income tax experiments in Canada and the U.S. in the context of recent discussions on basic income in Canada.
Emma Dowd, “Canadian ‘Mincome’ Program Aims to Reduce Poverty”, The Borgen Project, 14 July 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 9, 2015 | News
Basic Income Now, “15 quotes that show Basic Income is the way forward”, 13 January 2015.
by Josh Martin | Aug 6, 2015 | Research
Skidelsky, a distinguished academic in history and economics, writes on the Conservative government in the UK and their budget that was released in early July. They plan to cut £12 billion in welfare, with £9 billion of that coming from cuts in tax credits, which are in place to help working families reach some semblance of a living income. While the government plans to raise the minimum wage, Skidelsky worries that such a policy re-emphasizes the importance of income generated by labour in a time when automation looks set to make millions of jobs redundant. Instead, Skidelsky believes a basic income is necessary as labour markets shift.
Robert Skidelsky, “Minimum Wage or Living Income?”, Project Syndicate, 16 July 2015.
