Tag: guaranteed income

Federal benefits workers told to stay offline when vetting applications

OTTAWA – Federal workers whose job it is to determine whether someone is eligible for employment, disability or seniors’ benefits have been told to stop being amateur sleuths by searching the Facebook profiles of applicants.

The order came after senior officials learned that staff were logging on to social media websites to check on any suspicions they had with someone’s application for Canada Pension Plan disability benefits.

And now other benefit programs — employment insurance, seniors’ benefits like old age security and the guaranteed income supplement — have been subjected to the same reminder.The only personal information the department is […]

Is Universal Basic Income the Best or Worst Idea Ever?

Is Universal Basic Income the Best or Worst Idea Ever?

A rally in favor of the defeated Swiss referendum; there are eight million coins here, one for each Swiss citizen. We’ve mentioned the idea of Universal Basic Income, or universal income guarantee , here before at Big Think. You might say that we enjoy mentioning it a lot . The idea goes back to the 1400s and has been taken up by many big thinkers throughout history, from Martin Luther and Martin Luther King to Thomas Moore and Milton Friedman .

But, what do the polls say? Do people actually want this, no matter what the experts argue? Support […]

Silicon Valley is experimenting with a Universal Basic Income — and we should pay attention

Silicon Valley is experimenting with a Universal Basic Income — and we should pay attention

Universal Basic Income may not be a new idea, but it’s gaining traction through an experiment in the Bay Area. (Courtesy photo) “We’re about to experience a change in our economy on the scale of the agricultural or industrial revolution,” announced Sam Altman, the president of Y-Combinator, to a San Francisco audience.

Due to artificial intelligence, 62 percent of American low-skill jobs are at risk. The median probability of automation replacing the lowest-paid jobs is about 0.83, while jobs in higher-wage classes have a 0.31 to 0.04 chance of being automated. According to a 2013 report from Oxfor d, 50 […]

asked: What is an appropriate universal basic income for people in America? Food, water, shelter, healthcare, electric, garbage, etc? Give me a number.

triggeredmedia asked: What is an appropriate universal basic income for people in America? Food, water, shelter, healthcare, electric, garbage, etc? Give me a number. The idea is basic cost of living, which varies from state to state. Most sources put the average overall at about $4000 per month, but that depends on how many dependents you have and the state/city you are in. Would there even be dependents with UBI? I thought that was a capitalist thing, to have people who aren’t able to work for themselves relying on someone else’s income to survive. Or do you just mean […]

GIS- Guaranteed Income Supplement – Getting it outside Canada ?

GIS- Guaranteed Income Supplement - Getting it outside Canada ?

GIS and OAS is not a handout.

Canadian taxpayers are not supporting them. They have also worked and paid taxes their whole working life in Canada. Its their own money, which they are getting back. Canada is not doing them any favours.

Why should their new country give them anything ? They have never worked there and paid any taxes there, the way they have paid exorbitant taxes in Canada – Income tax, Property tax, Sales tax , this tax that tax. You are confusing gis and oas with cpp. Cpp you get back because you […]

GIS- Guaranteed Income Supplement – Getting it outside Canada ?

GIS- Guaranteed Income Supplement - Getting it outside Canada ?

Two things:

First, school in Canada is not free. That’s why people pay taxes. Semantics, perhaps, but a point of clarification. If you pay taxes, you pay for your kids to go to school.

Second, I have previously asked for a source for this assertion that GIS only applies to those living in Canada. From the little research I did that doesn’t seem to be the case and, in fact, one need only NOT be out of the country for more than six consecutive months in order to receive it*. Please provide a source for your last […]

ING Vysya Insurance Launches Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan

ING Vysya Insurance Launches Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan

Ing Vysya insurance has been a very large player in the insurance market of India. It has been since renamed to Exide Insurance, but the brainwork and methodology behind their plans remain the same.

In the life insurance department, Ing Vysya insurance has long been selling as many as 20 plus insurance plan, each one calibrated to fit people from every walk of life. With the same zeal for contouring people’s needs and innovating mutually beneficial plans, Exide has recently launched another plan- the Guaranteed Income Insurance Plan. But is it any good? Here are […]

Guaranteed Income with existing Clients in Jim’s Pool Care!

Guaranteed Income with existing Clients in Jim's Pool Care!

New Mobile Pool Care Franchise Opportunity, Elermore Vale area of Newcastle

Jim’s Pool Care has a proven opportunity to get into your own Franchise with a built in Marketing package to kickstart your first 12 months of business. This business would suit anyone who wants to work outdoors, be in control of their destiny and is looking for some freedom by being their own boss.

You will need to be keen to learn skills in business management, sales systems, and pool industry products.This is a proven opportunity for a selfstarter to run their own profitable service area with the potential to […]

GIM System Training Review – Guaranteed Income Machine Scam?

Looking for Gim System Training reviews? If you are looking into the Guaranteed Income Machine I have some facts to share with you in this review!

Again! Another enticing site promising a lot of money with 5 minutes of work with a news video in the middle of the page

The Guaranteed Income Machine honestly looks VERY legit After having a closer look it was CLEAR to me what is all aboutI recommend you to read every word of this review before YOU spend money for this very smart (completely free) program The Guaranteed Income Machine Review Name : Guaranteed Income […]

a well-off man in support of basic guaranteed income

I had a chance to talk to a professional who works very hard and makes very good money, and the conversation was about a pilot project by the Government of Ontario, here in Canada. The pilot project involves a few thousand people in three small cities, randomly invited to participate on the basis of broad demographic distribution. Each is guaranteed to have an income of at least $17,000 a year, with 50% of any employment income clawed back from the government topup. If someone has a job that makes them $20,000 a year, then the government subtracts half of […]