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Most Australians support the idea of universal basic income where all adults are given cash from the government with no strings attached, a poll has found.

Some 58 per cent support the idea and only 18 per cent oppose it, according to a survey of 1,026 Australians by the Green Institute.

It comes after the number of Australians on JobSeeker soared from 724,000 in February to 1.46million in May as coronavirus restrictions destroyed jobs. The idea of Universal basic income – which has critics and supporters on both sides of politics – was first discussed 500 years ago by English philosopher […]

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The Kenya UBI experiment began in 2017, includes thousands of households and is planned to run for 12 years. Image credit: bakhtiarzein/Depositphotos Unique new research is looking at the effects of UBI during a pandemic by analyzing data from a massive ongoing 12-year income study in Kenya, and its conclusion suggests the policy may help individual well-being.

With the social and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic striking hundreds of millions around the world, the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) has been raised as a potential solution. Unique new research is looking at the effects of UBI […]

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‘Gulf States’ established welfare systems have become fiscally unsustainable’ writes Hertog [Getty] Comment: While a generous UBI remains unaffordable in western countries, in MENA oil states it could offer a way to reform welfare and an inflated public sector, writes Steffen Hertog.

The notion of a government-provided universal basic income (UBI) has been gaining traction throughout the developed world. Although UBI policies face significant political and fiscal obstacles in the West, the idea is catching on in a region where conditions for introducing a universal cash-grant system are more favourable: the wealthy, oil-exporting Arabian Peninsula.

The Gulf oil monarchies, though largely […]

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Marie Burge of the P.E.I. Working Group for a Livable Income said it is long past time for consideration of pilot programs and studies of a basic income. – Stu Neatby CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. —

Two diverging recommendations from a standing committee tasked with examining the possibility of a basic income guarantee on P.E.I. may prove to be a fault line between advocates and politicians over the next steps for the anti-poverty program.

A basic income guarantee (BIG) is an anti-poverty program in which all adults would be given a no-strings-attached government cheque if they are below a certain income threshold. […]

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A U.N. official says Sudan is at a critical juncture as it transitions to a democracy and needs the support of the international community to overcome its myriad economic challenges.

Rosemary DiCarlo, U.N. undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs on Sudan and South Sudan, addressed the Security Council on Tuesday in New York via teleconference.

"[Sudan] can move forward decisively in its transition, but that progress can still be derailed by the many challenges it faces. It is incumbent on all of us to support Sudan in its efforts to achieve democratic governance, economic prosperity and an inclusive society for all […]

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An empty storefront in a Connecticut downtown. “Take a deep breath” is advice often given to people in stressful situations. We are still holding the spring air of March 2020 in our lungs. It is time to exhale. It is time for Universal Basic Income to be implemented in the United States.

There are far too many downtrodden Americans who are too appalled at the current state of our nation to feel confident in their next breath, let alone their ability to find the next steps necessary to better themselves and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has left thousands without […]

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Saxo Bank has today released its 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2021.

The predictions focus on a series of unlikely but underappreciated events which, if they were to occur, could send shockwaves across financial markets:

> Amazon “buys” Cyprus Germany bails out France Blockchain tech kills fake news China’s new digital currency inspires tectonic shift in capital flows Revolutionary fusion design catapults humanity into energy abundance Universal basic income decimates big cities Disruption dividend creates Citizens Technology Fund A successful Covid-19 vaccine kills companies Sun shines on silver, which sizzles on solar panel demand Next-generation tech supercharges frontier and emerging markets […]

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start=”1″> Rep Power You’re not making a correction here, that’s two sides of the same coin. I don’t believe there are disadvantages classes, any attempts to help them are simply racism in disguise.

That does not mean that there aren’t disadvantaged individuals . Help the individuals that need it (to the extent we reasonably can–in many cases there’s nothing we can do to overcome the problems they grew up with), based on their circumstances, don’t look at what groups they might be members of. Except for that whole mechanic where their circumstances are ubiquitous across a group owing […]

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