Category: Basic Income

Mark Zuckerberg is the ultimate success story. He’s built one of the most powerful technology platforms in the world and at 33 years old, he is worth more than $70 billion , according to Forbes.

Tuesday, speaking from New York at the Facebook Social Good Forum , the billionaire revealed one of his favorite sayings — and it shows a lot about the way the entrepreneur operates.

"One of my favorite sayings is that there are two kinds of people in the world: optimists and pessimists. And the saying goes that optimists tend to be successful and pessimists tend to be […]

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3 hours ago 0 Shares Ontario in Canada is trialing a basic income for 4,000 of its citizens, to see what effect it has on those who are unemployed and on low incomes.

Officials in the Canadian province have decided to test the policy to see what impact it has on health, wellbeing, productivity and earnings, CNBC reports .

The plans will see people who are unemployed or on low incomes receive an annual income of up to $17,000CAD (£9,807), couples can get up to $24,000CAD (£13,845). Ontario is the latest in a number of regions across the world to provide […]

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Like most Feasta members, I am acutely aware of the many interlinked things that need to happen in order to create a sane, humane and ecological society worldwide. And like most people, I don’t have the time or energy to be active in all the work I’d like to do. One of the things that I have chosen to put time into is advocating for and raising awareness about universal basic income. I’ve chosen to do this because, although much more than a universal basic income is necessary, I have come to the conclusion that what we want to […]

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Photograph: Alan Betson A chara , – The Irish Times of November 26th published columns about two progressive and related ideas that are essential for a fair society and a healthy economy: universal basic income and land taxes.

Basic income (B reda O’Brien, Opinion & Analysis ) is a concept with a long history, and it has the potential to support all kinds of work, paid and unpaid. It can support care for people and for the environment, along with support for education, innovation, creativity, local and community economies, rural life, farming, employment and self-employment, small businesses, social enterprises and […]

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While Houston has seen an incredible influx of donations following Hurricane Harvey ranging from clothing, food, housing, an Africa-based charity is harping on the one thing missing from the list: cold, hard cash.

A report by Vox highlights the work of a charity called GiveDirectly , an organization that mostly works in East Africa, and chooses to donate cash instead of items to those still reeling from the storm. It uses electronic transfers of money, and gave out debit cards pre-loaded with $1,500 to the Harvey victims of Rose City, Texas. They see their work in Rose City as a […]

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Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ:HMNY) is in the highlights and many would want to know whether now might be a good time for it to present much upside. Now trading with a market value of 160.20M, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. Everyone seems to have their own opinion of this stock. But what do the numbers really say? We think it’s a great time to take a fresh look.

Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ:HMNY) Fundamentals That Matter

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Tim Button said the basic income had made him feel less depressed and ‘more sociable’ Canada is testing a basic income to discover what impact the policy has on unemployed people and those on low incomes.

The province of Ontario is planning to give 4,000 citizens thousands of dollars a month and assess how it affects their health, wellbeing, earnings and productivity.

It is among a number of regions and countries across the globe that are now piloting the scheme, which sees residents given a certain amount of money each month regardless of whether or not they are in work. Read […]

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