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The Ontario government has agreed to pay $320,000 in legal fees to a class action seeking $200 million in damages for the early termination of a basic income pilot project.

The 4,000 members involved argue the cancellation of a government-run basic income program equates to a breach of contract.

“Today, we’re calling on Ontario to stop spending taxpayer money, $320,000 in costs to lawyers is the latest, and resolve this matter fairly and with justice,” Stephen Moreau, Cavalluzzo LLP partner and lead counsel of the class action, said at a news conference on Monday. Related Stories Photos The Ontario Courthouse at […]

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Making fertilizer pricing market-oriented and transfering direct cash to poor farmers will incentivize producers and bring more investment into a sector that still sees massive imports. Summary

We can afford a large welfare system and even a universal basic income, but the tax burden must be shared much wider. Our direct tax collections need to increase.

In the award-winning movie Oppenheimer, the director of the atomic bomb project is repeatedly questioned about his communist sympathies and loyalty to his country. In one telling line, he says, “I am a New Deal supporter, not a communist." He was referring to […]

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford exchanges words with former NDP leader Andrea Horwath during Question Period at Queen’s Park in Toronto on July 31, 2018. After battling five years against a class-action certification process, the Ontario government has paid $320,000 to the law firm spearheading a lawsuit against the Ford government over its decision to cancel a guaranteed basic income pilot project.

Last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice S.T. Bale certified the lawsuit, filed in 2019, that seeks $200-million in general damages of behalf of 4,000 people who enrolled in the project.

On Monday, lead counsel Stephen Moreau will appear at Queen’s […]

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Freelancer Jobs Article Writing Universal Basic Income: South Africa’s Dilemma

I require a speech to be crafted on the topic of South Africa potentially implementing a universal basic income for all its citizens. It aims to: – Enlighten the audience with an intermediate-level understanding of the topic. – Oppose the viewpoint of adopting a universal basic income for all citizens. The speech must: – Be between 2-3 minutes long. – Focus exclusively on the factors that argue against the implementation of a universal basic income. – Provide a clear overview of the economic, societal, and political impact of such […]

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One of the world’s largest basic income experiments was abruptly shortened — now a Canadian political leader is trying to restart it In Ontario, Canada, a three-year program providing monthly, unconditional cash payments to about 4,000 people has been canceled.

The provincial government said the basic income pilot will end in March 2019, one year earlier than originally planned.

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party, has called for the federal government to fund the remainder of Ontario’s pilot. Singh said Tuesday that it is "morally very reprehensible" for the provincial government to cut […]

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Za pobornike, univerzalni temeljni dohodak mjera je koja sadrži potencijal potpunog iskorijenjivanja siromastva, eliminacije znacajnih nejednakosti Highly Influenced Basic income and its applicability in Turkey Senem Çakmak Şahin İ. Kılıç Economics 2021 Abstract In search of justice in income distribution and easy access to necessities by everyone, basic income (BI) has become one of the main topics of conversation. However, there is no… 1 PDF Taxation on robots? Challenges for tax policy in the era of automation 2021 The aim of this […]

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Universal Basic Income Currency: A New Paradigm in Decentralized Finance

Johnathon M. Horner

· Follow 4 min read·12 hours ago In an era of technological innovation and socioeconomic transformation, the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) has gained traction as a potential solution to address inequality, poverty, and economic insecurity. Building upon this idea, we propose a novel decentralized currency system that integrates UBI principles to create a more inclusive and resilient financial ecosystem. In this article, we outline the key features of UBI Currency, its advantages over traditional blockchain currencies, and provide a simple code example […]

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In 2023, nearly 16,000 recipients of Bürgergeld had their benefits reduced by the job centers due to rejecting job offers or not continuing with work, according to a report by the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) based on an evaluation by the Federal Employment Agency (BA). Among the 15,777 cases were individuals who declined training or further education programs. In Germany, around 5.5 million people receive Bürgergeld, of which 3.9 million are considered as capable of working. This means that the benefits of around 0.4 percent of working-age Bürgergeld recipients were reduced.

The Federal Cabinet approved tougher measures for Bürgergeld in January, […]

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Fiona Bruce intervenes after Tory minister David TC Davies personally attacked a Labour MP (Image: BBC) BBC Question Time host Fiona Bruce was forced to intervene and reprimand a Tory Cabinet Secretary after he launched a personal attack on another panellist.

David TC Davies, the UK Government’s Secretary of State for Wales, was appearing on Question Time on Thursday evening when he attacked Labour MP Bridget Phillipson, her party’s shadow education secretary.

The incident came amid a discussion about the Tories ’ plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.Davies claimed the “vast majority” of people looking to come to the UK […]

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