NYC Guaranteed Income Program Goes From Pilot to Permanent
May 20, 2023
Bloomberg A monthly cash payment program for new mothers in New York is going from pilot project to permanent program, as the city debates using
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Council to consider advocating for basic income program
May 5, 2023
Stratford Today Stratford City Council will consider advocating for a basic income program. At Monday night’s regular council meeting a delegation from United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH)
Basic income could create a more just food system in Canada
May 5, 2023
Phys.org Canada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain disruptions, price inflation and extreme weather events. Canadians are feeling the effects of these stresses: in
Knee-jerk criticisms of UBI (mandatory participation on trial — part three)
April 28, 2023
Karl Widerquist Virtually any new idea meets with fallacious, knee-jerk criticisms. UBI is no exception. Some of the most common such criticisms of UBI portray
April 28, 2023
Karl Widerquist It’s wrong for anyone to come between another person and the resources they need to survive. No person or group has the moral
Basic Income: Mandatory participation on trial – part one
April 28, 2023
Karl Widerquist Every time you take a breath, you use something you don’t own to meet your needs without asking anyone’s permission and without paying
Municipalities call on province, Ottawa to consider basic income guarantee
April 25, 2023
CBC News When he was an MP in Ottawa, Mike Savage was vice-chair of a committee that studied poverty. After travelling the country to meet
Adriana E. Ramírez: The UBI can change lives and the economy
April 21, 2023
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette I used to think that Universal Basic Income made no sense at all. If the government gave every citizen a basic sum of
Advocates push for basic income program in N.W.T., but territorial gov’t says it has other plans
April 13, 2023
CBC News The need for a basic income program in the N.W.T. is now, advocates say. Alternatives North, a social justice coalition, released a report