Category: Basic Income

The Colombian House of Representatives approved this Thursday the conciliation report of the ‘Social Investment Law’, which concluded the discussion in the Legislative Power and the tax reform project passes to presidential promulgation.

Last Wednesday, September 8, the Senate approved the bill by majority. During the plenary session this Thursday, the House of Representatives endorsed, with 132 votes in favor, the conciliation report of the ‘Social Investment Law’ , after resolving discrepancies regarding three articles. On # PlenaryCam has been approved the conciliation report of the Law of #Social investment with 132 votes in favor. pic.twitter.com/18J9JhektK – House of Representatives […]

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Economy Around the world, a number of countries are now trialing universal basic income programs — from Wales to Finland to California and Minneapolis.

But with the global economy now growing and wages rising, some argue that UBI and other types of income support are no longer needed. So is support waning? BRINK spoke to Floyd Marinescu, CEO of UBIWorks.

MARINESCU: During this economic emergency, a gigantic voting block of working people around the world suddenly found themselves in need of support. I believe many of these people might now support the idea of a basic income in […]

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“Social protection is not about charity.”

Poverty has skyrocketed worldwide because of the economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

But poverty was pervasive before 2020, when billions of people around the world lacked basic human rights such as access to clean water, sanitation, food, shelter, and education.In fact, the scale of poverty and its daily deprivations made the pandemic worse. The people most likely to die and suffer severe illness were those without access to steady income, reliable health care, and other social protections. Meanwhile, ongoing vaccine inequity emerged between wealthy nations and poor countries, widening global inequalities.As countries […]

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Regina— Green Party candidate Victor Lau will give his best to win Regina–Wascana, but his real goal is to open minds on the merits of a universal basic income (UBI).

“I hope to improve on the last federal vote, just to do a good showing. If we can knit together disaffected rural voters with disaffected New Democrats, I think we may find some breakthroughs,” Lau told the Western Standard .

“It’s putting out a message more than actual trying for the seat, because we’re labeled the Green Party, the easiest way to rise to power would be an environmental catastrophe. If […]

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In addition to a prolonged drought and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Afghanistan is contending with the upheaval caused by the current political transition: frozen foreign reserves, collapsing public finances, increasing pressure on the banking system, and rising poverty.

New York – Afghanistan teeters on the brink of universal poverty. As much as 97 percent of the population is at risk of sinking below the poverty line unless a response to the country’s political and economic crises is urgently launched, according to a rapid appraisal released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The study , which analysed four […]

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Universal basic income ( UBI ) is not a new concept. The idea of money for nothing has been journeying across the globe for centuries. In the 16th century, a basic income had been recommended to prevent the impecunious from stealing. The great philosopher Thomas Paine suggested guaranteed cash for young people in their 20s. Throughout the 20th century, multiple states, from New Jersey to Iowa, experimented with UBI. In the years before the COVID-19 public health crisis, a basic income guarantee had generated substantial momentum. In the aftermath of the […]

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Wales continues to have the highest levels of child poverty in the UK…with nearly a third affected.

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Wales continues to have the highest levels of child poverty in the UK…with nearly a third affected.The latest figures come from the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Sally Holland who is calling for the UK Government to axe plans to scrap the £20 upturn in Universal Credit.Along with her counterparts in Scotland and Northern Ireland she also wants an end to the two-child limit on benefits.Watch full interview on YouTube by clicking Twitter link below:Sally Holland said: “We remain deeply […]

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Leadership will be at the core of how the learning space evolves and uses the pandemic as an opportunity to advance The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted universities after many had to innovate on how to continue with the academic year during various lockdowns. Blended and online learning – and now vaccine passports – have become key phrases.

This week academics and leaders discussed how only strong leadership will allow institutions of higher learning to use these disruptions as an opportunity for the country to advance.

Former University of Johannesburg (UJ) vice-chancellor Professor Ihron Rensburg praised institutions of higher education for responding […]

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