The Decade of Universal Basic Income
January 24, 2020
One thing to celebrate from the 21st-century “teens” – the rise of universal basic income (UBI). We’ve started a new decade, but you could be
One thing to celebrate from the 21st-century “teens” – the rise of universal basic income (UBI). We’ve started a new decade, but you could be
As artificial intelligence and automation multiply, so do dystopian predictions that millions of employees will become redundant, their tasks performed more reliably and cheaply by
Hull wants to become the first UK city to test a weekly universal basic income for its residents after a cross-party group of councillors formally
Skeptics of guaranteed income tend to worry about the policy’s inflationary effects; absent rent regulation, for instance, one might expect housing costs to rise in
When Dontae Lartigue left foster care right before his 19th birthday in 2009, finding housing in Santa Clara County was one of his biggest obstacles.
OTTAWA — When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn’t exactly an outsider. He’s been involved in conservative politics for nearly
Transitioning into adulthood can be an arduous period for many people. But especially so for the young men and women moving out of foster care
About 400,000 unemployed Australians are obliged to engage with Jobactive, the government’s main employment services program, in order to keep their social security payment. Since
“In my experience, there is no clearer understanding of the concept of unconditional basic income than among those who have lived with it as part
Out of the three members of Liverpool’s trident attack, Sadio Mané is probably the most low-key when it comes to featuring in the sports press. But
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa is giving away $9 million to his Twitter followers in what he says is a “social experiment” to
In 2017, the proposed Ontario Basic Income Pilot (“OBIP”) gave hope to communities that have struggled with rising unemployment rates, housing instability, and poverty. The
How would an extra $12,000 a year change your lifestyle? Your life? The centerpiece of Andrew Yang’s presidential campaign is something he dubs the Freedom
Wealth inequality is escalating at an alarming rate not only within the U.S. but also in countries as diverse as Russia, India and Brazil. According
Stockton, California gave money to random recipients from neighborhoods where the median annual income is $46,000 – no strings attached — as part of a
For about 15 years, Germany offered a social assistance benefit that was widely considered the opposite of basic income. Any single, adult German resident who
In 2017, GiveDirectly launched a Universal Basic Income Program. As part of this program, we are running a randomized control trial across 295 rural villages in
Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian on Friday said there is no space for expansionary fiscal policy and opined against reducing personal income tax rate.
Imagine a world in which the government grants every individual enough money to cover their basic needs: food, water and shelter. There are no conditions
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the proposal that the state should provide a guaranteed income floor to everybody, as a right of citizenship. As someone
On Sunday, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) announced a bipartisan plan to do something pretty extraordinary: establish a basic income for children
There’s no doubt that automation is going to have a massive impact on employment over the coming decades. Whether you think it’s going to result in
The next Industrial Revolution is upon us, and scientists, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are warning of an imminent paradigm shift in the future of work. In
Gisele Huff addresses the Santa Clara County (home of Silicon Valley) Social Services Committee, proposing a universal basic income pilot program. Follow Gisele Huff –
Chad Sziszak didn’t believe it at first. He got an email from Andrew Yang’s campaign that he would receive $1,000 a month for an entire
The idea of an unconditional basic income (UBI) floor where everyone starts with the same minimum amount of money as everyone else each month as an economic
In countries like Canada, Finland and the Netherlands and states like California, governments and philanthropists are experimenting with the idea of providing a basic income
Amazon.com Inc. is preparing to open Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, an expansion of the company’s cashierless ambitions that includes the possibility of licensing
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 The following post is the second in a two-part series on the impact of robots on the workplace and the labor
Although the U.S. is on a record streak for job-creation, many Americans still feel like they can’t get ahead — it’s not their imagination. The
For about a decade now, the charity GiveDirectly has been distributing cash straight to poor residents in sub-Saharan Africa, starting in Kenya and expanding later to Uganda,
Economists have long argued that people should give each other money rather than gifts, since it is hard to know what others truly want. Though
Basic income is becoming a real and tangible policy consideration in India. In the past decade, many prominent Indian economists have put forward proposals for
I am a volunteer soccer coach for underprivileged kids in the impoverished Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco. Every morning on my short walk to the
