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John McDonnell made the remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Labour’s John McDonnell has declared he is "deeply interested in the concept" of paying every British person a basic income.

The Shadow Chancellor made the remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he gave a speech telling the global elite to be more ethical and pay their taxes.

Universal Basic Income has been backed by millionaire Elon Musk as a way of preventing huge inequality when jobs are taken by robots."We’re considering it, we’ve got a working group," Mr McDonnell said. "And that will bring […]

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No half-time analysis of the effects of the Basic Income Experiment will be made, as this could skew the final results. The employment effects across the whole experiment will be available by the end of 2019 or at the beginning of 2020.

The Basic Income Experiment in Finland is now halfway through and it is proceeding according to plan. The 2,000 participants are receiving a EUR 560 monthly basic income payment, which is independent of any other income they may have and not conditional on undertaking an active search for employment.

The experiment was launched in January 2017 and it […]

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20 years from now we’ll still be doling out taxpayer money to Foxconn, at time we may need to spend money on never dreamed of education and social structures: Sundararajan says that will ultimately lead to many other changes, from education to social structures and public services. Those looser ties will shift more responsibility to contract workers. They must handle saving for retirement and their health insurance on their own. “But some people, despite their best efforts, just aren’t going to be successful in doing that,” Wheeling’s mayor, Glenn Elliott says. “What’s going to happen to those who fall […]

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The Thomas Paine Society presents the Headstrong Evening Club from 7 to 10 pm. Sunday at the Castle Green ‘Headstrong’ History

Thomas Paine Society hosts annual birthday celebration Sunday at Castle Green

The Thomas Paine Society is one of Pasadena’s most unique organizations, staging discussions of major philosophical issues between actors portraying major American icons at the historic Castle Green since 1993. This Sunday, the Society celebrates its 25th anniversary with its latest edition of the “Headstrong Evening Club,” hosting an evening of rousing conversation, great food, libations, and fun while recreating Paine’s favorite 18th Century English haunt, […]

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The documentary Free Lunch Society makes the concept of a guaranteed, unconditional source of income for everyone on planet Earth sound like a capital idea, but Austrian filmmaker Christian Tod skirts too many potential pitfalls, setbacks, and oversights that could turn such an idea into a reality. It’s a documentary that provides a basic overview of the subject, a laundry list of reasons as to why an unconditional basic income is beneficial to the world economy, plenty of examples of the theory working and in action, a smattering of dissent, and a near total ignoring of the larger social […]

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It is interesting to note that New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:EDU) is active and made a solid movement in the last trading day. Now trading with a market value of 14.33B, the company has a mix of catalysts and obstacles that spring from the nature of its operations. Everyone seems to have their own opinion of this stock. But what do the numbers really say? We think it’s a great time to take a fresh look.

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The case for a basic income, a policy that would give all citizens cash payments at regular intervals throughout their lives, is gaining traction. Prominent tech entrepreneurs like Elon Musk , academics across the ideological spectrum from Philippe Van Parijs to Charles Murray , labor organizers like Andy Stern , and policymakers such as Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, support basic income policies as a way of reducing poverty and mitigating the negative impact of unemployment due to automation. But they understate the feminist case for giving people cash. Proponents of the UBI would do well […]

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The prime minister says she wants the UK to lead the world in deciding how artificial intelligence can be deployed in a safe and ethical manner.

In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Theresa May said a new advisory body, previously announced in the Autumn Budget, will co-ordinate efforts with other countries.

In addition, she confirmed that the UK would join the Davos forum’s own council on artificial intelligence.But others may have stronger claims.Earlier this week, Google picked France as the base for a new research centre dedicated to exploring how AI can be applied to health and […]

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