BIEN
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan hosted Sarath Davala, chairman of the Basic Income Earth Network this month. He was joined by national legislators Mr. Sean Liao and Dr. Juchun Ko, with civil society groups, Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency advocates, as well as UBI Taiwan’s team in attendance.
The forum comes as Taiwan is preparing to deliver its second universal cash transfer by the end of October. Davala discussed Taiwan’s widening inequality, young people delaying families, plunging fertility rate and the quiet epidemic of loneliness.
“These are the symptoms that the system needs innovation,” Davala said.
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