Category: Basic Income

A mix of Dutch speakers from different fields, all in favor of a basic income, interactively discussed the concept of a universal basic income (UBI) during the symposium “a basic income, full speed ahead!!” [“het basisinkomen, volle kracht vooruit!!”] on January 23 rd . The aim was to gather ideas about how to progress to make UBI a reality in the Netherlands as soon as possible. The symposium was organized by “ Basisinkomen2018 ”, the organization behind the petition signed by more than 66,000 citizens (a number that is still growing).

Johan Luijendijk , co-founder of “Basisinkomen2018”, announced a […]

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Luther Blissett expects "it to be much more like weekends, the 8-hour workday, the end of child labor, or workplace safety — only won through hard-fought organization and activism. History bears this out much more than the dystopian version." I don’t agree. History does not bear out this utopian version that wins "through hard-fought organization and activism," grassroots energy and morale. The age Luther describes–roughly between 1940 and1970– is an anomaly, a blip on the radar of history. At the end of WWII, they needed a strong middle class to build the technological grid that would later enslave us […]

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What if the Government paid you a standard income every month, regardless of whether you’re unemployed or employed, and regardless of which side of the poverty line you stand on? No strings attached. (Image credit: Shutterstock) “It’s going to be necessary,” Elon Musk told CNBC , November last year. The CEO of Tesla was talking about a universal basic income (UBI) that has become the hottest topic of discussion, especially with giant tech executives like Musk supporting it. It refers to a standard amount paid to every citizen be they rich or poor, and be they with or without […]

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Something missing from the debate around introducing Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the fact that, in the UK, we actually already have it. It is just buried in language and bureaucracy.

In the UK every single working person does not pay the 20% rate on the first £11000 they earn. That is £2200 they are not paying in tax. Presumably, people on benefits get at least £2200 via some convoluted paperwork.

The real amount of money each citizen of working age gets from the state in the UK is considerably higher than £2200, calculated by the levels of income support a […]

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Finland is conducting a radical experiment in the way it delivers social security. Could a universal basic income help European countries tackle poverty, job insecurity and unemployment?

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The European welfare state is in crisis. Costs for social programs have exploded over the past 20 years and, while inequality has not reached the levels seen in places like the US, the divide between rich and poor is continuing to grow.In Austria, social programs now cost […]

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Our present version of capitalism forces a majority of people into working at jobs they don’t want to do, often jobs that make them sick, jobs that sap their creativity, limit their freedom to pursue projects that genuinely inspire them.

We keep people motivated to work by making unemployment a fearful, desperate condition. We assume that this is what is necessary to motivate the masses because they are inherently lazy and because much work needs to be done in order to guarantee our basic collective needs.These assumptions are wrong. People are […]

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The concept of a Universal Basic Income is not new. One of the earliest known ideas on an unconditional universal basic income for all adults irrespective of other income sources came from Thomas More. After this, the idea of universal basic income was explored by many other Philosophers. Thomas Paine, one of the United State’s founding fathers, advocated that every person had basic right to an equal basic funding because “the earth, in its natural, uncultivated state was the common property of the human race”.

Centuries later, British Philosopher Bertrand Russell discussed the idea of a Universal Basic Income for […]

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The national unity, Democratic Party of Namibia, is calling upon the government to reconsider the idea of implementing food banks in all 14 regions. We have been observing with interest how we can help with any inputs to make the dream of the President a reality and for the implementing government agency in the name of Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare to make it easy to implement.
First and for most, the ministry concerned is having a big challenge, which is lack of staff establishment at their disposal to get things done. The ministry is run by […]

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Freedom is what newly immigrants love and the love of freedom is what truly brings together americans. For america has no common race, no official common language, no common religion, no common way of acting or speaking, no common political beliefs, simply a love of freedom, for that was the sole purpose of the creation of this country and nothing else. Its our diversity, it is our differences and our many varied beliefs that we have all come to appreciate that is truly […]

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Obviously this idea has been tossed around many times throughout history, so the idea itself is nothing new. But the inevitability of it actually happening out of pure necessity is somewhat new and is going to have to be met sooner rather than later.

Looking at history, GDP and productivity has increased substantially in the past 50-60 years, allowing many people to retire "early" (or retire AT ALL in the beginning). Retirement is a concept that historically has been reserved for the super elite or super rare success story. Now, with basic needs being met in many areas of the […]

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