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Tucker Carlson Fox News host Tucker Carlson lost his cool during an unaired interview with Dutch historian Rutger Bregman, a recording of which was published by NowThis on Wednesday afternoon.

Carlson was not pleased when Bregman, who studies global poverty and inequality, argued that Carlson was a "millionaire funded by billionaires" and that he and his network colleagues were paid to avoid discussing issues like raising taxes on the rich.

"Why don’t you go f–k yourself, you tiny brain moron," Carlson yelled at Bregman. Fox News host Tucker Carlson lost his cool during an unaired interview […]

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America needs a new vision of what it means for humans to work. That is the unique message of entrepreneur Andrew Yang, a man who hopes – against all odds – to ride his vision to the White House. Even in a large presidential primary field – and the 2020 roster of legitimate or semi-legitimate contenders is shaping up as the largest in party history – there are Americans who fill out the qualifying forms every four years, only to be completely ignored and then forgotten.

On paper, Andrew Yang is one of those Democratic presidential candidates. But he’s more […]

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Universal basic income is an inevitable necessity for a democratic republic. A government with equity and freedom as central doctrines must seek out innovative ways to improve the lives of its citizens. However, parties disinterested in equity or the well-being of others, especially at a potential cost to themselves, will naturally seek to stop such action.America is now approaching the point when automation and power generation are advanced enough to harm job growth. But Americans are still having children. The population grows and opportunities to supply demands shrink. One solution to this […]

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In the now-infamous fact sheet produced by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (AOC) office explaining her “Green New Deal,” there was a promise that the government would provide an income for those “unwilling to work,” an old socialist ideal. In light of other AOC proposals, it’s no surprise the idea was included in the draft.

Providing a government income for people unwilling to work is, in effect, creating a “right not to work.” Why would socialists want this?

An obvious answer is wealth redistribution — the driving force behind the socialist idea. But more subtly, there’s the concept that if a person decides not […]

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As global economies become more unequal, and as the incomes of working people have stagnated to the point of barely affording them a decent livelihood, a small groundswell of support has developed for one revolutionary solution for evening out wealth and opportunity: a universal basic income, a flat payment delivered to all members of a community, regardless of means or employment status.

The idea certainly sounds good on paper. But does it work? Around the world, multiple trials are trying to answer that question, but none have fully embraced the universal part of the UBI: Y Combinator’s planned pilot in […]

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A Look at Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Proposal In 1795 England, in a town called Speenhamland, the rising price of grain made it impossible, even for those who were employed, to feed their families. The magistrates decided to try an experiment which would, theoretically, prevent many from starving while at the same time keep the economy moving. All citizens of Speenhamland, they decided, would receive a regular income regardless of whether they worked or not. The size of their payments would depend on the size of their household. A man would receive enough money to buy around three […]

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What we are going through now is not a disaster, it’s a process. Last time, it took over a century of mass misery and, occasionally mass bloodshed to get through it (…) We should try to do it a lot better and quicker this time. By Lynette Geddes

International affairs commentator Gwynne Dyer latest book, “ Growing Pains: The future of democracy (and work) ”, is a balanced and compelling look at the current rise of populism and how a Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be “a tool that might cool the anger (…)”.

The first chapter, titled “A giant orange […]

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As the row rumbles on over the roll-out of Universal Credit in the UK – the concept of a basic income for all is fast gathering steam overseas.

Countries are starting to trial the concept as a way of giving everyone fairer life chances.

Here in the UK, there are varying levels of benefit payments depending on your circumstances.Some are entitled to a full rate, single and double claims if you’re a couple and there’s reduced rates if you’re working. Plus your benefits are capped to stop you spiralling over annual limits.It’s sparked a flurry of complaints from claimants who feel […]

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