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ONTARIO, CANADA: Campaign Research opinion survey on pilot project
Hamilton, Canada. Credit to: CBC. As reported before, the majority of the Ontario’s citizens support a basic income, but they want a pilot project. However, most think $17,000 (CAD) is insufficient to meet the basic needs of most citizens. There was a poll by Campaign...
Net incomes under a Basic Income system
Many overestimate the cost of basic income because they fail to consider that even though it is universal, not everyone would be net beneficiaries.
AUSTRALIA: Green Institute publishes new report on universal basic income
The Green Institute in Australia has just released a report named “Views of a universal basic income – perspectives from across Australia”. Published under the Creative Commons, it is a compilation of articles by several Australian authors, namely Tim Hollo, Tjarana...
ONTARIO, CANADA: Applications for basic income pilot project reach residents at Thunder Bay and Hamilton
Picture credit to: CBC Halmilton. The basic income pilot project is being rolled out in Ontario, Canada. The localities selected for this trial are Thunder Bay and Hamilton, at present, with Lindsay getting started later this fall. Randomly selected...
ITALY: 1000 squares for the “income of dignity”
Naples. Credit to: Numeri Pari Many associations, collectives, social movements, students and activists have joined the "Rete dei Numeri Pari" (Even Numbers Network - to which BIN Italia (Italian Basic Income Network) is also a part of), promoting a social campaign...
SWEDEN: UBIE Vice-Chair launches Basic Income Political Party
Basinkomstpartiet plans to run candidates in Sweden’s 2018 general election.
INTERNATIONAL: Sustainability oriented global network includes basic income has one of its pillars
Photo: Peter Knight The global network Sufficiency4Sustainability (S4S), which advocates for sufficiency as a path to sustainability, was just founded in late May this year. It is composed of a web of thinkers, researchers, professors and professionals devoted...
Video: “At the Crossroads: The Universal Basic Income Dilemma”
How do we facilitate human connection in a world where most jobs are automated? That is the question asked by a new video inspired by Dr. Michael Laitman.
Italy: Basic income at the CLAP national meeting
From the 23rd to 24th of June 2017, the National Meeting of the CLAP - Chambers of Autonomous and Precarious Worker - will be held in Rome. Two days of meetings and debates will be held, over issues of labor transformation, social and innovative syndicalism, new...
Italy: Basic Income Network Italy releases new book “Guaranteed income and technological innovation, between algorithms and robotics”
Basic Income Network – Italy has just released a new book: "Guaranteed income and technological innovation, between algorithms and robotics", which will be available in bookstores on the 22nd of June, 2017. In addition, the book is available online through...
