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Brian Keegan : Basic income could be Covid-19 legacy

Sun, 25 Oct, 2020 – 13:23Brian KeeganUsually, around this time of the year, much of the public and business discourse still centres around the budget and the Finance Bill which, in accordance with the normal rules, was published last Thursday.If tax was the focus in previous years, it is the benefits provided via the budget announcements outlined within the Finance Bill, which are focusing minds now.The government supports and benefits provided to help cope with the first […]

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This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Norah O’Donnell interviewed former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for president. It was the third time O’Donnell has interviewed him for the broadcast. She also spoke with Mr. Biden’s vice presidential running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris. Joe Biden: The 60 Minutes 2020 Election Interview

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Moments from 60 Minutes interview with President Trump The wide-ranging interviews covered everything from coronavirus and the economy to foreign affairs and the Supreme Court. Here are five key moments from the Democratic nominees’ […]

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A basic income for all adults of $18,500 a year, tapering off as work-related earnings increase, would lift tens of thousands out of poverty and dramatically reduce inequality in Australia.As employment and earnings are hit by COVID-19 disruptions, three academic experts have evaluated the costs of a payment that would go to most people of working age regardless of their employment status. A basic income for adults would reduce inequality in Australia. Credit:Dominic LorrimerTheir proposed Australian Basic Income is comparable to a universal […]

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B.C. The Green Party would adopt a basic income program, make the province carbon neutral by 2045 and spend more than $ 10 billion over the next three years on a series of environmental and social electoral promises.

Green leader Sonia Furstenau made promises as part of the party’s platform, revealed Wednesday afternoon, saying she would target people who need help now, building a stronger, more just and sustainable province.

“We cannot afford to go back to our old patchwork of social supports that did not meet people’s needs,” said Furstenau.“We need to build a more resilient society and social safety […]

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Brian Keegan: Basic income could be Covid-19 legacy

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe: The Government has committed to a pilot Universal Basic Income Scheme at some point Usually, around this time of the year, much of the public and business discourse still centres around the budget and the Finance Bill which, in accordance with the normal rules, was published last Thursday.

If tax was the focus in previous years, it is the benefits provided via the budget announcements outlined within the Finance Bill, which are focusing minds now.The government supports and benefits provided to help cope with the first lockdown last […]

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A basic income for all adults of $18,500 a year, tapering off as work-related earnings increase, would lift tens of thousands out of poverty and dramatically reduce inequality in Australia.

As employment and earnings are hit by COVID-19 disruptions, three academic experts have evaluated the costs of a payment that would go to most people of working age regardless of their employment status. A basic income for adults would reduce inequality in Australia. Credit:Dominic Lorrimer Their proposed Australian Basic Income is comparable to a universal basic income (UBI), a policy option that has attracted growing international attention during the past […]

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UBI is criticized as state-induced laziness and irresponsibility that kills initiative, hard work, entrepreneurship and enthusiasm among its citizens. By KR Antony

Projected as a panacea for the sufferings of the poor and the have-nots in India, the idea of universal basic income (UBI) is a prescription for disaster. Sugar coated as a pill of benevolence, it has a hidden agenda of diverting attention from the issue of poverty and its causes. Such agendas are crucial for governments to survive the test of general elections. Former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, while tabling Economic Survey 2016-17 in Parliament, had […]

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CRA: Is Basic Income Coming in 2021? 1 The COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the world to take unprecedented measures in order to avoid a health calamity. Canada proved to be one of the most aggressive countries providing for citizens who were struggling financially. Like its peers, Canada suffered huge job losses in the wake of widespread lockdowns.

The federal government introduced the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) in March 2020, which allowed Canadians to apply for a $2,000/month payment quickly through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Some suspected that this may be the roots of what will one day become […]

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ATLANTA (AP) — There may be no better embodiment of the uphill underdog struggle in many of Georgia’s congressional districts than the 9th District contest pitting Democrat Devin Pandy against Republican Andrew Clyde in the state’s northeast corner.

The district is intensely Republican, with Pandy trying to get members of the GOP to consider his candidacy. But money is among the obstacles. Clyde’s campaign committee has spent more than $1.7 million this cycle, with more than $1.4 million in loans from Clyde himself, who owns an Athens gun dealership and lives in Jackson County. Pandy has raised $67,000.

“We have yet […]

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