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Finland: Wellbeing improved: First results of the BI experiment
Preliminary results of the basic income experiment, which the Finnish government implemented in 2017-2018, was presented at Säätytalo, "House of the Estates" (Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki), on Friday, 8th February 2019, as we reported previously. Olli Kangas,...
France: Law proposal to experiment with basic income rejected before even discussed
The French Parliament house. Picture credit to: Refresh A law proposal, named “experimenting over the territory in order to implement a basic income”, was presented to Parliament (Assemblée Nationale), on the 31th of January, 2019. Although government had announced...
Finland: First results of the BI experiment to be webstreamed: 8 Feb
Preliminary results of the basic income experiment, which Finish government implemented in 2017-2018, will be presented at Säätytalo, "House of the Estates" (Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki), on Friday, 8th February 2019, between 8.30 and 10.30 (time in Helsinki, GMT...
United States: 18th USBIG Annual Congress
The 18th annual North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Congress will be held next June 15-16th, 2019, at the Silberman School of Social Work of the Hunter College in New York City. The Congress Major Theme is: Basic Income on the Policy Agenda, and the call is...
Sri Lanka: Movement to grow awareness on basic income is starting to get momentum
Talal Rafi (on Twitter) Sri Lanka, one of India’s closest neighbours, is starting to be the stage for a wide campaign to grow awareness about basic income. Talal Rafi, an entrepreneur, consultant and columnist from Sri Lanka is heading this awareness effort, since he...
Portugal: Aftermath of Conference on Basic Income
Minho, Portugal. Picture credit to: Notícias ao Minuto Last Wednesday there was a Conference on Basic Income at Universidade do Minho, called “Rendimento Básico: uma Ferramenta para uma Europa Social? [Basic Income: a Tool for a Social Europe?]”. It was...
India: A Minimum Income Guarantee is being promised to the poorest 20% of the population in India
Rahul Gandhi. Picture credit to: The Wire The main opposition party in India, the Congress party, has just promised to implement a “nationwide minimum income for the poor”, rolling out the unprecedent scheme starting as soon as May 2019, if it gets elected. The...
Carbon Tax and Dividend Endorsed by Irish Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, has just endorsed a carbon tax in which all funds go to a direct cash dividend.
United States: Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends
"The answer is blowing in the wind". Picture credit to: BBC News. It’s official. Twenty-seven Nobel Laureate economists, four former chairs of the Federal Reserve, fifteen former chairs of the Council of Economic Advisers and two former secretaries of the US...
India: Farmers distress political response, explained
Indian farmer pouring fertilizer. Picture credit to: The National As indicated before, there is political movement in India in the direction of basic income. Particularly in the state of Telangana, which started the implementation of its Rythu Bandhu (Farmer...
