by Will Wachtmeister | Dec 3, 2015 | News
Finnish politics commentator and French basic income pioneer Alain Lefebvre writes an in-depth article detailing Finland’s plans for a national UBI.
Alain Lefebvre
The central government in Helsinki has called on experts to put forward different implementation schemes that are consistent with the Finnish Constitution by March 2016, in order to make a final choice by November 2016 and then launch a nationwide pilot in 2017.
Lefebvre offers a range of insights into the Finnish initiative, which at present is placing more emphasis on cutting red tape and marginal tax rates for lower incomes, as opposed to ending poverty as such.
Alain Lefebvre, “Basic income: How Finland Plans to Implement The First Nationwide Project in the EU,” Finland Politics, 5 November 2015
by Will Wachtmeister | Dec 1, 2015 | News
Indian economy expert Saahil Parekh writes a pro-UBI article in the Business Standard, India’s leading business daily, arguing that commodity subsidies should be scrapped and replaced by a nationwide basic income.
Saahil Parekh
Parekh shows that India can do this in a revenue-neutral and poverty-eliminating way and cites the curtailment of agricultural price distortions, crippling personal debt and corruption in public provision as significant additional benefits.
The economist also references a notable UNICEF-supported basic income study carried out in India’s Madhya Pradesh which showed that the rural pilot project actually increased work levels and economic activity in stark contrast to arguments regularly employed by anti-UBI commentators.
Saahil Parekh, “Let’s be done with subsidies already”, Business Standard (India), 13 November, 2015
SEWA Bharat, “Piloting Basic Income Transfers in Madhya Pradesh, India”, UNICEF, January 2014
by Tyler Prochazka | Nov 23, 2015 | News
Zipcar co-founder Robin Chase is optimistic about the future of the sharing economy, but also believes that automation will force many into unemployment. While speaking at the Global Drucker Forum, Chase advocated for a “basic income” in order to combat what she sees as inevitable job displacement by technology.
While some believe that new jobs will replace those that are automated, Chase said she believes many unskilled workers will be left behind. In order to push forward the idea in the United States, Chase called for basic-income pilot projects in cities across the country.
Rick Wartzman, “Startup CEO Loves Tech but Fears Millions Will Be Jobless”, Fortune, November 14, 2015.
by Toru Yamamori | Nov 6, 2015 | News
The National Women’s Liberal Commission calls a party resolution for a pilot project of an unconditional basic income.
The National Women’s Liberal Commission is the women’s wing of the Liberal Party of Canada, which is currently in power.
The commission raises a party resolution to ‘advocate for a federal pilot of a basic income supplement in at least one Canadian town or city, in cooperation with the appropriate provincial and municipal government(s).’
The detail of the resolution can be read here.
by Toru Yamamori | Nov 2, 2015 | News
ReCivitas have experimented a basic income pilot project in Quantinga Velho, Brazil since 2008. The delegation of ReCivitas is on tour in Europe, and will join a discussion in Paris.
The date: Wednesday 4 November 2015
The time: 19.30-
The Venue:Terre Solidaire (12 rue Guy de la Brosse, metro Jussieu).
The detail can be found here (in French).
There will also be a related event on 5th November. The information can be found here (in French)
