by Craig Axford | Nov 23, 2013 | Research
Hugh Segal
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This article discusses Conservative Canadian Senator Hugh Segal who continues to advocate for a basic income guarantee. According to Senator Segal an income floor would encourage more entrepreneurship, enhance consumer spending, and provide a top up for low paying service jobs that are increasingly a barrier preventing many Canadians from joining the middle class.
Bruce Stewart, “Canadian Senator Hugh Segal and his guaranteed income plan”, Beacon News, October 7, 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Nov 22, 2013 | Research
Megan McArdle, “Canadian Test Shows Income Guarantees Don’t Work,” Bloomberg, Nov 16, 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Nov 22, 2013 | Research
Sean Coughlan, “Would $4,000 make poor children more clever?” BBC News, 13 November 2013.
Children playing near derelict houses in Baltimore
by Karl Widerquist | Nov 21, 2013 | Research
According to this article, ‘Growing unemployment and rising poverty levels in the developed world has led to the re-emergence of a movement calling for “unconditional basic income”, where the state provides a monthly pay cheque to every adult seeking some income.’
Editorial, “The basic income movement,” Kahleej Times, 16 November 2013.
by Craig Axford | Nov 21, 2013 | Research
Bernard Omondi got $1,000 from GiveDirectly.
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New research coming out of MIT’s Poverty Action Lab provides additional evidence that unconditional grants given to the poor tend to be spent in constructive ways. Carol Bellamy, a former UNICEF director, stated that she was “impressed” by the results of the study adding, “The return on investment was more positive than I would have anticipated.”
David Kestenbaum, “What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People?”, NPR, October 25, 2013.
by Karl Widerquist | Nov 20, 2013 | Research
Andrew Dolan, “Time for a Basic Income,” Red Pepper Blog, 7 November 2013.
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