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City’s radical ‘guaranteed income’ plan to end poverty

City's radical 'guaranteed income' plan to end poverty

A young mayor has come up with a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city involving a “no strings” guaranteed basic income of $650 a month for its residents.

Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton in California, plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents from 2019 as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money.

“And then, maybe, in two or three years, we can have a much more informed discussion about the social safety net, the income floor people deserve and the best way to do […]

California city mayor proposes to combat poverty with guaranteed income

California city mayor proposes to combat poverty with guaranteed income

Michael Tubbs, the mayor of Stockton, Calif., has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a "no strings" guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents.

Starting in early 2019, Mayor Tubbs plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money.

"And then, maybe, in two or three years, we can have a much more informed discussion about the social safety net, the income floor people deserve and the best way to do it because we’ll have more […]

California city launches guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for residents

California city launches guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for residents

Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, sits in his office at Stockton City Hall in Stockton, California, U.S., April 24, 2018. Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a “no strings” guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents.

Starting in early 2019, Tubbs plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money.

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We’ll Have This Problem Solved When Pigs Can Fly

Random musings from the keyboard

Canadian National Railway is preparing to purchase hundreds of new grain hopper cars to get shipments moving to avert service disruptions, or it could face government penalties. Notes one pundit; we’ll have this problem solved when pigs can fly.

On another agriculture note, Maple Leaf has announced it is building a four-story Co-op that will be more humane for flying pigs than the current barns at its facilities across the county.In international affairs that have nothing to do with strippers or hookers, President Donald Trump says he may go to a summit with North Korea after […]

California city fights poverty with guaranteed income

Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, sits in his office at Stockton City Hall in Stockton, California, U.S., April 24, 2018. P By Jane Ross

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) – Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a "no strings" guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents.

Starting in early 2019, Tubbs plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money."And then, maybe, in two or three years, […]

California city fights poverty with guaranteed income

California city fights poverty with guaranteed income

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) – Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, California, has a radical plan to combat poverty in his cash-strapped city: a “no strings” guaranteed basic income of $500 a month for its residents. Michael Tubbs, the 27-year-old mayor of Stockton, sits in his office at Stockton City Hall in Stockton, California, U.S., April 24, 2018. Picture taken April 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jane Ross

Starting in early 2019, Tubbs plans to provide the monthly stipend to a select group of residents as part of a privately funded 18-month experiment to assess how people use the money.

“And then, maybe, in […]

What is a Citizen’s Basic Income?

An introduction to Citizen’s Basic Income

An introduction to Citizen’s Basic Income

Who are Citizen’s Basic Income Network Scotland?Why do we need a Citizen’s Basic Income?A Citizen’s Basic Income would tackle the problems of the present…Imagine if you received an income that wasn’t coming from an employer.Every citizen gets one, and it is not withdrawn if your circumstances change.You get a payment your entire life, from the day you are born. The money isfor you to spend as you choose. This is a Basic Income:a guaranteed income for every citizen, that is enough to live on.A Basic Income would eliminate poverty […]

Stockton and UBI

The Technocrat idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is being explored as the only solution: simply giving money to citizens. Credit to: Wikipedia. Share 6. By Sam By testing UBI today, Anderson said Stockton can assess whether it A California City is EXPERIMENTING With Giving People $500 “The UBI that is being proposed in Stockton now is very small compared to the big corporate Mark Zuckerburg and Martin Luther King Liked It. when its SEED program launches in August. Tubbs is now piloting a guaranteed income experiment in Stockton with funding Apr 3, 2018 "Actually modeled after the Alaska […]

Economics of ubi

Guy Standing takes a different line of argument to Kant insofar as he believes it should be a repayable loan. There is now a proposed amount: 7,620 rupees ($113) a year. I didn’t go into UBI, Discussion Thoughts On Political Viability of UBI we might see an economic progressive pull the entire country to the left. S. UBI isn’t a new Sep 1, 2017 Up until very recently, most people had not heard of universal basic income (UBI) . 51AM IST. Thomas Straubhaar: "On the Economics of a Universal Basic Income" – Intereconomics, Volume 52, the UBI reconciles […]

Benefits of universal basic income

What are the benefits and drawbacks of a basic income guarantee? What are the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the US, Oct 26, 2016 · I used to think that it might be a good idea for the federal government to guarantee everyone a universal basic income, to combat income inequality, slow wage growth, advancing automation and fragmented welfare programs. Jan 02, 2017 · The idea is that a universal income offers workers greater security, especially as technological advances reduce the need for human labor. but there is a whole range of benefits from a […]