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Economics and jobs expert Andy Stern has outlined a detailed plan for implementing a universal basic income (UBI) in his new book, "Raising the Floor." Stern thinks that UBI can and will work in the U.S., while other experts remain skeptical. Raising the Floor

You may not recognize his name, but Andy Stern clearly knows a thing or two about working with people. He’s President Emeritus of the fastest-growing union in North America, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) , and a Senior Fellow at the Richmond Center, Columbia University One. Stern’s educational background is in education and urban […]

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Ontario has announced some of the details of its pilot project for a guaranteed basic income, which would see 4,000 selected low-income recipients in Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Lindsay receive monthly cheques to supplement their income for the next three years. The payments will max out at nearly $17,000 for a single person, about 75 per cent of the province’s low-income measure, commonly referred to as the poverty line.

(The cheques will be also reduced by $1 for every $2 earned by recipients, so someone earning more than $34,000 won’t see any money.)

Quebec, which has also said it wants to […]

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Ontario has announced some of the details of its pilot project for a guaranteed basic income, which would see 4,000 selected low-income recipients in Thunder Bay, Hamilton and Lindsay receive monthly cheques to supplement their income for the next three years. The payments will max out at nearly $17,000 for a single person, about 75 per cent of the province’s low-income measure, commonly referred to as the poverty line.

(The cheques will be also reduced by $1 for every $2 earned by recipients, so someone earning more than $34,000 won’t see any money.)

Quebec, which has also said it wants to […]

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A $20-million proposed national settlement caps a legal battle that began a decade ago between Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, and lawyers representing as many as 2,000 Canadians who got hooked on the drug after their doctors prescribed it. ((Michelle Siu For The Globe and Mail) Purdue agrees to settle OxyContin suit

Purdue Pharma, the pharmaceutical giant behind the blockbuster pain pill that triggered Canada’s deadly opioid crisis, has agreed to pay $20-million to settle a long-standing class-action lawsuit. The proposed national settlement caps a legal battle that began a decade ago between Purdue Pharma, the maker […]

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Brandy and John Childforever have gone from one low-paying job to the next in Thunder Bay. John used to work the night shift at Safeway. Now he is working part-time at WalMart for minimum wage of $11.40 an hour.

Brandy used to work at Cash Money Instant Loans and recently found work as an administrative assistant that pays $16.40 an hour. But that job is temporary and she may lose it any day. With four boys to take care of, the Childforevers strain to pay their monthly bills and live in fear of losing work in the northern city.

They could […]

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On episode #73 of “The Waking Up Podcast” , host Sam Harris discusses the potential merits of Universal Basic Income with political science researcher and author Charles Murray.

The conversation begins at 1:52:22.

Audio PlayerHarris opens by describing Universal Basic Income (UBI) as “a possible remedy for the increasing role automation is playing in this economy”.Murray, who wrote a book called “In Our Hands: A Plan To Replace The Welfare State” in 2006, is no stranger to the topic and shared his ideas with Harris in great detail.“The idea is that you replace the current system with a UBI, and that […]

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Brandy (R) and John Childforever could be ideal candidates for Ontario’s basic-income pilot project. Ontario’s controversial pilot project will see the province spending $150-million to test whether giving people money with no strings attached will improve lives

Brandy and John Childforever have gone from one low-paying job to the next in Thunder Bay. John used to work the night shift at Safeway. Now he is working part-time at WalMart for minimum wage of $11.40 an hour.

Brandy used to work at Cash Money Instant Loans and recently found work as an administrative assistant that pays $16.40 an hour. But that job […]

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As a self-confessed health-food eater, I rarely enter fast-food joints, but nostalgia and the feeling that it’s an obligatory childhood experience saw me bring my daughter to a McDonalds. While the novelty of receiving a toy with your food quickly won her over, what struck me most was the automation.

McDonald’s has always been known for its efficiency, but for many teenagers and young adults, it also functioned as a place to get your first job. They would train you, as you gained not only a paycheque, but experience.

But looking at the company’s new self-serve kiosks, I couldn’t help but […]

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Customers use the digital screen to place an order at a McDonald’s restaurant as the companies stock price reached record territory on April 25, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) As a self-confessed health-food eater, I rarely enter fast-food joints, but nostalgia and the feeling that it’s an obligatory childhood experience saw me bring my daughter to a McDonalds. While the novelty of receiving a toy with your food quickly won her over, what struck me most was the automation.

McDonald’s has always been known for its efficiency, but for many teenagers and young adults, it also functioned as […]

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