What is a universal basic income? And which countries are eyeing a trial?
The Big Issue A universal basic income (UBI) is an idea that has attracted plenty of attention in recent years – not least as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic…
National organizations push for universal income to be a hot election topic
Capital Current As Canada’s political leaders push for the votes of citizens on Sept. 20 in the midst of a pandemic, issues that affect ordinary people are coming to the…
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Government’s plan to give basic income to everyone in South Africa – and it wants tax hikes to fund it
Business Tech The Department of Social Development has published a green paper on proposed social security and retirement forms for public comment. One of the key proposals of the paper…
Could Scots be guaranteed a minimum income?
The Scottish government is to start work on plans for a "minimum income guarantee" aimed at reducing poverty and inequality. Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison is to chair a cross-party…
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In the struggle to find staff, what are the reasons behind the labour shortage?
Roderick Benns and William McGinn One of Lindsay, Ontario's premier dining spots, Hobart’s Steakhouse, is closed until the fall — despite restaurants getting the green light to open from the…
Five key reasons why basic income support for poor South Africans makes sense
The Conversation The basic income grant debate has been rumbling in South Africa for two decades, ever since the grant was recommended by the Committee of Inquiry into a Comprehensive…
LA County To Give Free Cash To Financially Vulnerable Residents
Can guaranteed monthly payments be enough to lift people out of poverty? The state of California thinks so. A new guaranteed income program in Los Angeles County, the state’s largest…
Naturalisms, wealth status and basic income
Pressenza Towards the end of the 18th century, the economist Thomas Malthus published a study linking demographic dynamics and the dynamics of food production. This thesis, later known as the…
The pandemic proved basic income works in the U.S.
U.S. Catholic In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 1,200 economists from around the world urged governments in an open letter to deploy an emergency universal basic…
Universal basic income: Wales’ trial ‘should include everyone’
Supporters of universal basic income have called for a trial in Wales to include everyone living in a test area. BBC News UBI pays everyone a fixed sum, regardless of…
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