A Basic Income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement.
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Why UBI is the right solution to poverty in America
The following is my address, "The Power to Say No and American Social Policy," to a conference entitled, "Poverty in America: A Range of Critical Perspectives on Its Causes, Effects, and Possible Solutions." The conference was held at Florida State University on March...
United States: More on the fiscal crisis in Alaska
It seems that the Alaskan tax policy is being too generous with oil companies. On top of the fact that there is no income or value-added tax (VAT) in Alaska, every year oil companies operating in Alaska are granted wealthy tax credits, this year amounting to $1.2...
Korea: Interview with pro-UBI provincial governor
Governor Jae-myung Lee introduced the “Seongnam Youth Dividend” in 2016 during his term as the mayor of Seongnam city. It was a partial basic income for youth.
Canada: A 20-year basic income experiment is being considered in Quebec
Yv Bonnier Viger. Picture credit to: Huffpost Quebec Gaspesie and Îles-de-la-Madeleine regional public health director Yv Bonnier Viger is convinced that basic income can have dramatic positive effects on people’s health. So much so that the local public health...
Israel: Study detailing plan for implementing basic income
Economists Ori Katz (picture: on the left) and Michael Sarel (picture: on the right) believe the implementation of basic income is a task both necessary and desirable in the near future, within the Israeli social reality. So, as researchers, they conducted a thorough...
Andrew Yang’s Main Goal: Abolish Poverty and Make the Wealthy Pay For It – A Reaction to Chapo Trap House
By Jason Burke Murphy Andrew Yang's interview with Virgil Texas on the podcast Chapo Trap House helps to answer a lot of questions that keep coming up as his candidacy is debated. After a little while Virgil brings up concerns that one often encounters in debate...
United States: Recent poll reveals exactly who is supporting Andrew Yang’s UBI
Echelon Insights has developed a poll where, amongst other issues, has questioned 1006 registered voters about Andrew Yang’s universal basic income (UBI) policy (to be implemented if he’s elected). It turns out that, globally, support for UBI is tightly close to...
Universal Basic Income and the Philosophy of Freedom
The following is an extended excerpt from, “The Future of Work: Universal Basic Income and the Philosophy of Freedom,” by Romany Williams, SSENSE. The rhetoric that increased entrepreneurship equals a utopian society is one-sided. What about equality as a means for...
The Future of Work as seen by the OECD
Credit Picture CC(OECD/Marco Illuminati) The OECD published "The Future of Work Employment Outlook 2019". Change is underway, driven by digitalisation, globalization, and demographic changes, and will impact each and every way in which our society operates. While on...
New book: “The Future of Work, Technology, and Basic Income”
In this new book, work, technology and society are discussed through a series of view points, given by several authors (e.g.: Matt Zwolinski, Michael Cholbi, Andrea Veltman, Evelyn Forget, among others). Universal Basic Income is a policy described at the center of...
Canada: Strike due to automation developments at Port of Vancouver
Transportation is not the only sector where automation is eating away jobs. Large commercial ports are also being hit hard, as recent events in Vancouver show. Workers at the Port of Vancouver went on strike last month, due to a pressing issue on automation with the...
Basic Income March, New York City, October 26, 2019 (updated)
New Yorkers are organizing a march for Basic Income. Everyone who can get there is invited to join. The Basic Income March, led by Basic Income NYC, is set for October 26, 2019. It might be accompanied by Basic Income Marches in other cities on the same day. The march...