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1,200 euros basic income per month

1,200 euros basic income per month

How does people’s everyday life change when they receive 1,200 euros every month – unconditionally, whether in need or not?

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This is what the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the My Basic Income Association and scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods and the University of Cologne want to investigate in a new long-term study. The research project started on Tuesday with the activation of an application page on the Internet.Anyone who has their first place of residence in Germany and is at least 18 years old […]

B.C.’s $300 crisis supplement extended until end of year

B.C.'s $300 crisis supplement extended until end of year

Seniors advocate Isobel MacKenzie. B.C. will continue to offer a $300 COVID-19 crisis supplement for low-income seniors, as well as financial support for provincial disability and income clients, the government announced on Monday.

The crisis payments for about 58,000 low-income seniors on the B.C. Seniors Supplement were introduced by the province in April, and extended in July and will now continue to pay out four more months until December.

“COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon,” said Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson. “Essential costs are increasing in many cases so this is an opportunity to ease that […]

Researchers in Germany are looking for 120 people to pay 1200 euros per month

Researchers in Germany are looking for 120 people to pay 1200 euros per month

How much does the unconditional basic (basic) income, paid regardless of whether a person needs or not, affect his behavior? Will people work less? Will their health improve or worsen? Or will there be no changes? Scientists will study these questions as part of a research project, during which 120 participants will be paid basic income for three years.

1,200 euros every month for three years – how much will money affect the behavior and mental state of probants? The German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the Mein Grundeinkommen association, scientists from the Max Planck Research Institute and […]

HBO’s ‘Stockton on My Mind’ features a young mayor at the helm of a struggling city

HBO's 'Stockton on My Mind' features a young mayor at the helm of a struggling city

Michael Tubbs, Mayor of Stockton, is seen at his office in Stockton, California on February 7, 2020. With the help of the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration, Tubbs implemented an 18-month trial of Universal Basic Income for 125 residents of his city. The scoffed-at idea of paying everyone a basic income as machines take people’s jobs is getting a fresh look as a possible remedy for economies cratered by the coronavirus pandemic. Nick Otto/AFP via Getty Images) Directly post-commencement, most college grads are sussing out their next move, whether that means finding a desk job or continuing their education even […]

1,200 euros basic income: Germany starts first large long-term study

Germany Total Disposable Income | 1960-2020 Data | 2021-2022

Disposable Personal Income in Germany is expected to be 492.01 EUR Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Disposable Personal Income in Germany to stand at 549.72 in 12 months time. tradingeconomics.com

Private household income distribution in Germany 2018 | Statista In 2018, there were roughly 3.3 million German households with a household net income of under Distribution of private households based on monthly household net income in Germany in 2018 (in Please contact us […]

Madelyn Hoffman Statement on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Madelyn Hoffman Statement on the 100th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Today is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, marking 100 years since the U.S. Constitution was changed in order to extend the right to vote to women! In this milestone year, 267 women of color are running for political office, a new record for the U.S.

As a woman who has run for political office as a Green, beginning in 1996 as Ralph Nader’s vice-presidential running mate in NJ, I celebrate and am inspired by this fact. I also know that women remain under-represented in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and that […]

New basic income attempt starts: work less, more money

New basic income attempt starts: work less, more money

120 citizens receive 1,200 euros per month in addition to their income. An experiment should show how the basic income changes life. Is it making you lazy? Creative? Or what? Photo: dpa BERLIN taz | 1,200 euros living expenses per month, free for three years. These are the seemingly heavenly facts at Basic income pilot project that started this Monday. All adults with their first place of residence in Germany can apply – but only 120 selected people will benefit from the money. With the experiment activists and scientists want to find out whether and how German citizens behave […]

(en) federacao anarquista gaucha: Libertarian socialism and the permanent basic income debate [part 2] By Guilherme, FAG activist (pt) [machine translation]

Guedes’ trap in Renda Brasil —- With the idea of a minimum income increasing in society and an informal bench in the congress forming to debate proposals, the Bolsonaro government places itself as part of the discussions. —- Aiming at "helping the economy to recover", responding to the situation of social vulnerability of the so-called "invisible" and, of course, thinking of consolidating the support of the lower classes to the government (a support that has been increasing, precisely because of the emergency aid), Paulo Guedes announced, at different times, the creation of a permanent basic income program, to come […]

Study on basic income: what changes 1200 euros per month?

Study on basic income: what changes 1200 euros per month?

How does an unconditional basic income affect the labor market? Researchers want to find out in a long-term study. The first step: find people who will participate.

By Robert Köhler, ARD capital studio

The idea of ​​an unconditional basic income is decades old. Put into practice, it could be summarized as follows: The state transfers a fixed amount to all citizens every month, regardless of their account balance – and above all: without anything in return.Can the future of our welfare state look like this, the path to a more just society in which existential fears no longer play a […]

The Future Holds More Unemployment, and Our Only Defense Is Universal Basic Income

The Future Holds More Unemployment, and Our Only Defense Is Universal Basic Income

An organizer at Berlin’s basic income march looks at the sound truck. Patrick Maynard@ flickr Coronavirus has given society a peek into the future of capitalism.

Robbed of free-spending customers, economies have seen unprecedented peacetime collapse. Many governments have eased restrictions to let their economies claw back lost growth. With promising reports of vaccines, there’s room for optimism that the pandemic will be under control sooner or later.

Still, coronavirus has made a lasting impact on the global economy. A University of Chicago working paper suggests up to 42% of all jobs lost in the US to coronavirus will not come […]