Category: Basic Income

Adopting basic income scheme in Wales could improve health for all, report says

Adopting basic income scheme in Wales could improve health for all, report says

Introducing a basic income scheme in Wales could be a catalyst for better health and wellbeing outcomes for all, a new report says. The report, published today by Public Health Wales, looks at the potential benefits of introducing such a scheme. The idea of a universal basic income, a form of social security aimed at providing all people with a set amount of regular income, for example £500 a month without means testing, has existed for centuries but never been fully implemented.

Based on international evidence, key findings of implementing such a scheme identified potential positive effects on people’s health, […]

Universal Basic Income Experiments Expand To 20 Cities In 14 States

Universal Basic Income Experiments Expand To 20 Cities In 14 States

UBI is an original tenet of Technocracy in the 1930s and is gaining traction again as Technocrats like Andrew Yang promote it. UBI-dependent citizens would ultimately create a slave class that would serve the Technocracy as it sees fit. Thus far, no UBI experiment has been successful, yet it persists anyway. ⁃ TN Editor

An Upstate New York pilot program, funded by private donations, is providing 100 county residents making less than $46,900 annually $500 a month for a year.

The income threshold was based on 80% of the county´s average median income, meaning it includes both the poor and a […]

City councilor advocates for basic income pilot program for Las Cruces

City councilor advocates for basic income pilot program for Las Cruces

LAS CRUCES – Johana Bencomo, the Las Cruces city councilor in District 4, attempted to persuade her colleagues during a Monday council meeting to support a basic income program as a potential solution to the city’s poverty.

Guaranteed basic income refers to a policy under which qualifying citizens receive direct cash payments periodically, without a work requirement and without conditions on how the money could be spent.

It’s narrower than a universal basic income (UBI), which typically does not set income requirements for the payments, thereby doling them out to every citizen or resident of an area.UBI perhaps gained the most […]

Hudson Valley Residents Are Eligible For Monthly $500 Checks

Hudson Valley Residents Are Eligible For Monthly $500 Checks

A pilot program in the Hudson Valley is handing out $500 monthly checks for an entire year.

According to NBC News, the checks are part of a grand experiment to see what would happen if people are automatically guaranteed enough money to make a basic living. The universal basic income payments are being handed out to 100 people in Ulster County who aren’t necessarily poor but qualify for the checks based on their current income.

The program is giving out $500 monthly payments for an entire year to people who make less than $46,900 annually. Locally, that number was chosen because […]

Stanford students put deliberative democracy into action

Stanford students put deliberative democracy into action

As polarization continues to deepen in America , over 600 young adults from across the country did something that feels impossible in these divisive times: They came together for a discussion on policy proposals ranging from Electoral College reform to President Biden’s Civilian Climate Corps, regional minimum wage, universal basic income and the implementation of a new wealth tax. Some of the participants even changed their minds after talking through these ideas with their peers, according to data compiled by Stanford students. Over 600 young adults from across America logged on to a customized online platform to participate in […]

The Supreme Court Sides With NCAA Athletes In A Narrow Ruling

The Supreme Court Sides With NCAA Athletes In A Narrow Ruling

Caption The March Madness logo on the court during a men’s college basketball game during the NCAA tournament in Indianapolis. The Supreme Court has eroded the difference between elite college athletes and professional sports stars. Updated June 21, 2021 at 1:19 PM ET

Faced with the prospect of reshaping college athletics, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a narrow but potentially transformative ruling Monday in a case that pitted college athletes against the NCAA.

At issue in the case were NCAA rules that limit educational benefits for college players as part of their scholarships.The athletes maintained that the NCAA has, in […]

RISE sets its sights on helping some of Cambridge’s neediest

RISE sets its sights on helping some of Cambridge’s neediest

Campus & Community

RISE sets its sights on helping some of Cambridge’s neediest

Rose Lincoln/Harvard file photo In Cambridge, one out of every 10 families with children under the age of 18 and one in three woman-headed households with minor children live below the poverty line. Black or African American, Hispanic, or Latinx residents are twice as likely to live under the poverty line, and the pandemic has only exacerbated health and wealth gaps by race and gender.To help some of its most vulnerable neighbors, Harvard and local philanthropic partners including MIT, the Cambridge Community Foundation, and others […]

Hudson piloting universal basic income

Hudson piloting universal basic income

The idea of guaranteed income has been around for years. Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang frequently discussed this topic while on the campaign trail a few years ago.

Now several cities across the country are experimenting with universal basic income. That includes the city of Hudson.

Jahed Miah is a double major at SUNY New Paltz, studying biology and biochemistry. Like most college students, he’s got some hefty bills to pay between rent, tuition and books. What You Need To Know Over the next five years, 25 city residents will be receiving $500 a monthResidents who made $35,000 […]

Eliminate family and child poverty: Richard Nixon may help in today’s debate

Eliminate family and child poverty: Richard Nixon may help in today's debate

Republican Sens. Mitt Romney (Utah) and Josh Hawley (Mo.) — who certainly did not find common ground on another recent issue — Marco Rubio and others are seeking ways to address family poverty and its impact on family stability. Many Hill Democrats and the Biden administration have the same aim. The drive to reduce or eliminate child poverty is not limited to the Congress and the White House. Mayors for a Guaranteed Income has formed, with mayors across the country from Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles, to Levar Stoney of Richmond, Va., finding funding for experiments in their jurisdictions […]

Government planning cuts to pensions lifetime allowance to maintain triple lock

Government planning cuts to pensions lifetime allowance to maintain triple lock

The government is reportedly planning reductions to the pensions lifetime allowance to recoup costs in this Autumn’s Budget.

The Telegraph reports that “well-placed sources” have said that the Treasury is considering plans to change the way pension contributions are taxed, following a huge increase in public spending during the pandemic.

One proposal is to cut the pensions lifetime allowance (LTA) from £1,073,100 to £800,000 in the next Budget.In this year’s Spring Budget, the Chancellor pledged to freeze the current LTA rate at £1.073m until April 2026.However, changes to pension tax relief could allow the government to maintain the pensions triple lock. […]