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Universal Basic Income Is Core Concept of The Post- Industrial State DECEMBER 22 2016 AT 302 PM Technocracy News Jason Karaian As technology displaces human employment a universalbasicincome will replace all forms of welfare and unemployment benefits This is also a key concept in historic Technocracy where energy credits would be distributed equally to all citizens There are very few policy ideas that attract support from all sides of the political spectrum these days Universal basic income is one of them The idea of replacing existing welfare systems by giving everyone unconditional cash payments—regardless of income work status or […]

universal-basic-income

universal-basic-income

Universal Basic Income Is Core Concept of The Post- Industrial State DECEMBER 22 2016 AT 302 PM Technocracy News Jason Karaian As technology displaces human employment a universalbasicincome will replace all forms of welfare and unemployment benefits This is also a key concept in historic Technocracy where energy credits would be distributed equally to all citizens There are very few policy ideas that attract support from all sides of the political spectrum these days Universal basic income is one of them The idea of replacing existing welfare systems by giving everyone unconditional cash payments—regardless of income work status or […]

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I was in a hipster coffee shop today (What can I say? Those bearded bastards brew good coffee.) and overheard two Bernie bros chatting about basic income like it was the ultimate dream (because it IS their utopia.) Many leftists dream of a day where robots do most of the work, a select talented few do the rest (driving technology/society forward), and the remainder of humanity receives a basic income check and gets to spend their days enjoying life and writing poetry.

In my opinion, basic income would be the downfall of society. Society is based on a […]

Who is Benoît Hamon? The radical soclialist dubbed ‘the French Jeremy Corbyn’

Who is Benoît Hamon? The radical soclialist dubbed 'the French Jeremy Corbyn'

Hamon has pledged to legalise cannabis and introduce a basic income for every adult in France.

Benoît Hamon has emerged as popular candidate for the Socialist PartyReuters A radical left-winger, who has been dubbed France’s Jeremy Corbyn, could become the Socialist Party’s candidate in the French presidential elections this spring. Benoît Hamon, a former education minister, has caused a stir with his bold policies including a universal basic income for every French adult and the legalisation of cannabis.

Polls suggest that Hamon is increasingly likely to win the left-wing primaries kicking off this Sunday (22 January), in a meteoric rise […]

Trump wants to fight the effects of trade, but what about automation?

Trump wants to fight the effects of trade, but what about automation?

Karen Rosado made leather knives in Southbridge. President Donald Trump has spoken often about trade’s effect on US manufacturing employment but has said comparatively little about another economic force that has caused factories to shed jobs: high-tech machines and automation.

At the Hyde Group’s Southbridge factory, the amount of work that 100 employees do now would have required 180 workers more than a decade ago, said Bob Clemence, the company’s vice president of sales.

While the number of blue-collar assembly-line jobs at US factories has been dropping in huge numbers for decades, Enrico Moretti, a professor at the University of California, […]

Basic income idea supported; Guaranteed pay could be around $1,320 per month

Basic income idea supported; Guaranteed pay could be around $1,320 per month

THE CHRONICLE-JOURNAL/MATT VIS A crowd of about 50 people gathered to protest outside the Victoria Inn on Thursday evening before the start of a public consultation session hosted by the provincial government to gather feedback on a basic income pilot project.

The province hosted a consultation session in Thunder Bay on Thursday to gather public feedback about a proposal to start a pilot project that would provide the guaranteed income.

Steve Mantis, an organizer of a rally held outside the Victoria Inn before the meeting that drew about 50 demonstrators, said there are people in need who need help immediately.“People right […]

Your view: Readers have their say

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Basic income

Heather Marion Smith is weighing in on the Universal Basic Income debate, being touted as a need for people who can’t find a job.

The basis for this argument is that the robots are taking all the jobs.My take is that the world is rapidly heading towards universal affluence. Affluence means a decreasing human population, so robots will be extremely necessary to maintain our standard of living.The other problem with the Universal Basic Income is that the human condition is complex, if we are relieved of a duty we don’t perform it. Which means if you are gifted […]

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Kat wrote on Jan 19 th , 2017 at 6:20pm:
Unforgiven wrote on Jan 19 th , 2017 at 5:54pm:

It IS a right, like it or not. Bullsh1t!Just because some pollie said something a few lifetime ago, does not make it a right; it is something that was said once, nothing more.We have no rights, we have obligations and privileges, welfare is but one of them. As greece found out, when there is no money the big bucket of ‘free’ welfare comes to a screaming halt.Learn to live without someone else supporting you; you will be a […]

Half of work activities could be automated by 2055

Half of work activities could be automated by 2055

Credit: Thinkstock Fears that accelerating automation is going to eat its lion’s share of jobs continue to plague corporate sectors. However, new research from McKinsey Global Institute may talk folks afflicted with automation phobias down from the ledge.

The research group says that although half of today’s work activities could be automated, it may not happen until 2055. Or 2035. Or even 2075. Where the statistic falls along the S curve depends on various factors, such as breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and economic conditions, says Michael Chui, a McKinsey Global Institute partner and an author of the report . Chuiand […]

Local input and research vital in Basic Income Pilot decision

Local input and research vital in Basic Income Pilot decision

The province continues to investigate the possibility of a Basic Income Pilot project for three communities in the Ontario.

Right now they are gathering information through many means including last week’s information session in Smiths Falls.

Peter McKenna Executive Director of the Rideau Community Health Services tells Lake 88 the overall process will take time to ensure its implemented properly.He also says if it proves to be an effective program he’d like to see it spread beyond the initial communities, and he understands why some people would like to see it rolled out province-wide right away. “I’ve talked to people who […]