Category: Basic Income

The Fundamental Case for and Against Momo Inc. (MOMO)

The Fundamental Case for and Against Momo Inc. (MOMO)

Momo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO) seems to be forming a pattern of major movements, providing only some crumbs of outlook for market participants trying to figure out its next move. Now trading with a market value of 6.36B, 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.

Momo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOMO) Fundamentals That Matter

It’s generally a good idea to start with the most fundamental piece […]

Scottish students should get minimum income of £8,100 a year, government finance report recommends

Scottish students should get minimum income of £8,100 a year, government finance report recommends

Unlike students elsewhere in the UK, Scottish students are not required to pay tuition fees when attending Scottish institutions, such as Edinburgh Univeristy students should have the legal right to a basic income of £8,100 a year, a major review has found.

Students north of the border already enjoy a huge advantage over those in the rest of the UK as they are not required to pay tuition fees – but the radical report goes much further in its proposals.

Increased support should be given through a mixture of loans and means-tested bursaries, according to researchers – who also called for […]

Scottish students may get a universal basic income

Scottish students may get a universal basic income

Scottish students should have the legal right to a basic income of £8,100 a year, a major review has found. Students north of the border already enjoy a huge advantage over those in the rest of the UK as they are not required to pay tuition fees – but the radical report goes much further in its proposals.

Scottish students should have the legal right to a basic income of £8,100 a year, a major review has found.

Students north of the border already enjoy a huge advantage over those in the rest of the UK as they are not required […]

America’s national debt will never, ever go down

Democrats think they have the GOP’s big plan all figured out. First, Republicans pass a big, fat tax cut that worsens budget deficits. Then, expressing alarm about worsening budget deficits, Republicans try to slash entitlements. Fiendishly clever, yes?

“This is a nasty two-step strategy that has long been the Holy Grail for hard-right Republicans,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told The New York Times .

It isn’t crazy conjecture. If made law, the new Senate Republican tax bill could boost the national debt to nearly the size of the entire U.S. economy by 2027, with levels heading even higher if […]

US: Reverend Dr William Barber revives Dr King’s concept of “guaranteed income” as part of new Civil Rights movement

US: Reverend Dr William Barber revives Dr King’s concept of “guaranteed income” as part of new Civil Rights movement

Reverend Dr William Barber. Credit to: Flickr

Reverend Dr William Barber of Birmingham, Alabama, has spoken of the need for a “breakthrough” in the civil rights movement in the US, citing an acceptable development being a point where “every poor person has a guaranteed income”. During his tour across 14 states, Rev Barber talked of the need for a “moral revival across the US”, and hoped that the content of his talks would lay the foundation for a new ‘ Poor People’s Campaign ’ – a 1968 campaign which attempted to push Congress into passing an economic bill of […]

Is universal basic income necessary because of automated labor?

Is universal basic income necessary because of automated labor?

The dishwasher. Possibly one of the world’s greatest inventions for large families! Huge piles of dirty dishes disappear in the blink of an eye, whereas it would be a long and odious chore to have to do all the dishes in a family of eight on your own. Yet, the amazingly adept automation of the dishwasher does not eliminate all of the work. Alas! Rather, the invention of the dishwasher has created new chores: loading, starting, and unloading the dishwasher. In other words, automation increases efficiency but creates new opportunities for work at the same time. These same principles […]

Report proposes £8k a year for students to promote fairness

Report proposes £8k a year for students to promote fairness

The proposal means students at universities and colleges become eligible for living wage Photograph: Gordon Terris PROPOSALS to give every student at a Scottish university or college a guaranteed minimum income of more than £8000 a year, will be unveiled today.

Effectively, the proposal means students at universities and colleges become eligible for the living wage.

The idea is reportedly one of the key policies being put forward by an independent review of student support, set up by the government in October 2016.Chaired by Jayne-Anne Gadhia, CEO of Virgin Money, the group were tasked with reviewing the current financial student support […]

Free Money = Freedom: Why the Labour Party must support the Universal Basic Income.

Free Money = Freedom: Why the Labour Party must support the Universal Basic Income.

I’ve been thinking about Universal Basic Income (UBI) a lot recently…in a good way. What sort of society could we become if each adult citizen was given say £1000 a month each, from the state? There would be no strings attached; that £1000 per month would be a right for each man or woman over the age of 18. A study released by the University of Bath in September suggested that 49% of 18-79 year olds would support a policy of this nature and certainly, in principle at least, UBI tackles poverty in a brave, bold way. It is […]

Research depository

This research depository is in the early stages of development. The aim is to make available research that has not appeared as BIEN Congress papers (which will be found on the main ‘research’ page of the website).

The easiest way to discover material on subjects of interest is always to use the ‘search’ function at the top of each website page. This will find congress papers and also items elsewhere on the website relevant to the search.

The UK’s Citizen’s Basic Income Trust website contains a large amount of research material, which can be accessed on the […]

Valorie Martin named program coordinator at senior center

Well here it is Sunday morning and, thankfully, you are once again joining me in reading the Shawnee Senior Happenings. I do read it on Sunday when I get my copy of the Shawnee News-Star. I just love the headline that the ladies at the News Star give it and so I read it to see if I matched it. I always think the headline is the best part but I keep trying.

Well here it is Sunday morning and, thankfully, you are once again joining me in reading the Shawnee Senior Happenings. I do read it on Sunday when […]