by Jenna van Draanen | Mar 7, 2015 | News
SUMMARY: This article discusses a welfare policy proposed by the Greek government that would create a basic income for people between the ages of 50-65 during periods of joblessness. The proposed policy was included as an option in a letter sent by the country’s Finance Minister to the European Commission. The article then discusses the concept of basic income more generally and the basic income initiatives that have occurred in other countries.
Tomas Hirst, “The Greek government is calling for a radical new ‘basic income’ welfare policy” Business Insider. February 24, 2015
by Toru Yamamori | Feb 27, 2015 | Research
[Toru Yamamori]
Pete Higgins is an independent candidate for Stoke on Trent South, a UK parliament constituency where currently represented a Labour MP. He initiated an online petition for a basic income as well. In his post, he displays reasons for BIG such as a failure of the current welfare state, etc, which can be found elsewhere in BI literature. What is unique in his proposal is that he argues that only maximum two children in the same family could get ‘Child UBI.’ According to him this restriction should be made in order to “encourage people to make responsible financial decisions during family planning and help control unsustainable population growth.”
Pete Higgins, “Why Universal Basic Income is a Better Alternative to the Welfare State.” Pete Higgins – independent candidate for Stoke on Trent South, November 5th, 2014.
Pete Higgins
by Toru Yamamori | Feb 26, 2015 | News
Rodrik argues that ‘[t]he public venture funds’ share of profits from the commercialization of new technologies would be returned to ordinary citizens in the form of a “social innovation” dividend’.
Dani Rodrik, “From Welfare State to Innovation State,” 15 January 2015, Social Europe.
by Liam Upton | Feb 20, 2015 | News
Sheial Regehr, co-chair of Basic Income Canada Network.
Roderick Benns, “Welfare must go — and should be replaced by a basic income guarantee: Basic Income Canada chair“, Leaders and Legacies, 11 February 2015
by Jenna van Draanen | Jan 13, 2015 | News
