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Universal basic income (UBI) – variously referred to as ‘citizen’s income’, ‘minimum guaranteed income’, ‘basic income guarantee’ or simply ‘basic income’ – refers to a range of schemes or policies involving cash transfers that are universal and unconditional (indeed, the ‘U’ in ‘UBI’ can stand for either term). The standard definition, following Van Parijs (2004), is: “an income unconditionally paid to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement”. Payments are made automatically to all; they are universal , applying to the entire population. Eligibility is not withdrawn as individuals’ financial circumstances change (as in means-tested […]

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On a recent Reddit AMA, Bill Gates says countries aren’t rich enough to support a Universal Basic Income (UBI). In the meantime, Gates suggests investing in government programs and increasing the demand of labor.

Bill Gates posted his fifth Reddit AMA on Monday, February 27 th , 2017. He responded to questions on a number of topics, ranging from his favorite vacation spot to his viewpoints on whether social media has contributed to divisions in the United States. One Reddit user asked Gates about his thoughts on Universal Basic Income (UBI).In his […]

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Caron pitches basic income plan to help poor-Image1 NDP MP Guy Caron announces that he will run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 in Gatineau, Que. As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

OTTAWA — As NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for their first debate on Sunday, Quebec MP Guy Caron is fleshing out his pitch for a basic income to reduce income inequality in Canada.

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There has been some discussion lately of a guaranteed basic income. Instead of welfare, everyone, regardless of age or wealth will receive a check from the government as basic income for a year.A guaranteed basic income is mainly a liberal idea and has actually been around a long, long […]

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Another attempt to convince us all of the merits of a universal basic income over in The Guardian. This is based on the experiment done in Dauphin in the 1970s. Some of us here very much like the idea but as we do so that means that we’ve also thought through the idea a little more than some others have :

But is this really an old-fashioned, leftist idea? I remembered reading about an old plan, something that has been proposed by some of history’s leading thinkers. Thomas More hinted at it in Utopia, more than 500 years ago. And […]

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Quebec used to be scared of our National Democratic party, as they believed it was a commie party. Now since it has grown up from the religious mind slavery of the catholic church, Quebec is now an important faction in our federal politics. In other words, what Quebec wants, Canada will get. This could be our best chance for implementing this guaranteed income policy in Canada. To those who say, “it’s the economy, stupid”, we’ll say, “no, it’s your stupidity for not understanding the power of those who control you through such inane and false statements”. Give us all […]

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