By: Ben Ramanauskas Last Thursday night my friend burst into tears explaining that the job centre was deciding whether or not to cut her Universal Credit payments
By: NEIL COLEMAN Views are sharply polarised, with unions and civil society campaigning for the introduction of a BIG starting at a minimum of the
By: WIL ROBERTSON Moncton city council voted unanimously to call for the provincial and federal governments to work to implement a guaranteed livable basic income
By: Kate F. Mackenzie An Ottawa group is advocating for a basic, livable income for those living below the poverty line. Joe Foster, who is involved
By: Mike Winters Since prices for necessities like shelter and food have risen by 8.5% year-over-year, many U.S. state governments are cutting checks to help
By: Cuba Houghton See original post here. The necessity of a black tax would in many ways be alleviated by a basic income grant. The
By: Hans Nichols The White House is engaging with Senate Democrats about making one last push for an enhanced child tax credit this year —
See original article here. South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by the Department of Social Development and civil rights groups
By: Arthur Delaney WASHINGTON — Poverty fell to a new low last year thanks to new federal spending passed in response to the coronavirus pandemic,
Analysis by Francis Wilkinson | Bloomberg Many affluent and dynamic North American cities share a great flaw: high levels of homelessness. But its prevalence in Vancouver
By: Duma Gqubule See original article here. South Africa is in an economic policy cul-de-sac. The government is committed to austerity policies and will not
See original article here. The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union, NEHAWU, says it supports calls for the introduction of a universal basic income
See original article here. South Africa is facing a dire socio-economic crisis with widespread poverty, persistent and high unemployment and growing hunger. While its value
By: Sanah Ahsan We are living, we’re told, through a “mental health crisis”. Mental health services cannot cope with the explosion of demand over the past two years:
By: Sam Kim South Korea plans to provide every family with a newborn child a monthly allowance of 1 million won ($740), in its latest
By: Tony Messenger See original article here. When the late summer St. Louis homicide surge comes — and it almost always does — nobody talks about hungry
By: CKOM News See original article here. With prices still on the rise in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is now ready to provide financial help
By: Yogashen Pillay See original article here. Durban – The National Freedom Party (NFP) said that they support the call by workers and labour unions
By: Nate Golden and Max Ghenis See original article here Federal income tax rates range from 10 percent in the lowest income bracket to 37
By Adam Shanks | Examiner staff writer Because of a flawed ballot measure, hopes have been dashed for a new tax that would fund universal basic
By: KALENA THOMHAVE See original post here. For Sasha Foster, a mother of two in Connecticut, the federal expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) was particularly welcome
See original post here. Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina Batakis to move forward with a
By: Eric W. Dolan See original post here. New findings published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology indicate that economic inequality increases susceptibility to belief in conspiracy
By: Mark Wolfe See original post here. The Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ tax, climate and health care bill that the Senate just passed, sets the
See original post here. Leftist social movements protested here Wednesday in front of the Casa Rosada, the seat of the Argentine government, to demand more
By: Laurenz Busch. See original post here. Climate change and California’s historic drought are stretching fire season beyond its traditional boundaries, causing worse and more costly wildfires, and according to a new
By: Ben Glaze. See original post here. Pensioners should be guaranteed a minimum £200-a-week payout as the cost of living crisis grips Britain, campaigners urge
By: Tom Yun Original article can be seen here. Food banks say they are being stretched thin as more Canadians seek out their services amid
By: Nojoud Al Mallees. See original post here. Benefits rolled out at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic allowed vulnerable Canadians to stay healthy while maintaining an income, but
By: HEIN MARAIS. See original post here. We are at a point in SA where hardly anyone disputes the need for additional income support. Worsening
By: ANDREA HSU. See original post here. More than two years after Georgia Linders first got sick with COVID, her heart still races at random
By: By HANNAH METZGER. See original post here. Colorado taxpayers will soon receive at least $750 in the mail from a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
By: Jon Clark – Citizens’ Climate Lobby. See original post here. In response to Barry Davis’ July 29 essay on climate change: Thank you Mr.
By: Adelaide Changole See original post here. South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has revived plans to introduce a new tax on the wealthy to
See original post here. JOHANNESBURG – The ANC’s (African National Committee) social transformation subcommittee has confirmed that a basic income grant is on the cards. This as
By: Alexandra Willis. See original post here. This past week Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) launched an attack on
By: Judith Graham. See original post here. Each month, Seeley, a retired teacher, gets $925 from Social Security and a $287 disbursement from an individual
By: Wageningen University. See original post here. Stress increases the rigidity of the beliefs underlying psychiatric disorders, prejudices and conspiracy theories. Therefore measures aimed at
By: Maru Attwood. See original post here. In April 2020, the SA Social Security Agency introduced the Social Relief of Distress grant to lessen the
By: Katie Anthony. See original post here. HIGHLIGHTS: Thousands of Florida families will receive one-time checks for $450 a child starting this week Gov. Ron
See original post here. People without jobs or with less secure housing have poorer outcomes when treated for depression with talking therapy or antidepressants, compared
By: Gili Malinsky. See original post here. For more than a year, Americans have been expressing their frustration with work by quitting their jobs altogether.
By:BY STACEY RUTLAND. See original post here. When I was in my third year of college, I had an abortion. I was several months into a
By: JIM PUGH. See original post here. Last year, Anna James, a mother from Fayetteville, NC received a lifeline: monthly payments from the expanded Child Tax
By: Joanna Thompson. See original URL here. Jayson Porter never meant to go viral on Twitter. Porter, an environmental historian at Northwestern University, was thinking
See original post here. A new study was released today saying that Canada is closer than ever to a workable guaranteed basic income (GBI). In fact,
By: GABRIELLA CRUZ-MARTINEZ. See original post here. Zebulon Newton received the last monthly Child Tax Credit payment of $550 for his two children on December
By: Ben van der Merwe. See original post here. Nearly half of all British adults (48 per cent) would support the introduction of a universal
By: Isabelle Kirk. See original post here. A universal basic income (UBI) is a fixed payment, paid equally by the government to every citizen of a country,
See original post here. Last weekend, the official signature collection period of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Start Unconditional Basic Incomes (UBI) throughout the EU” ended. During
By: WIL ROBERTSON AND TRACY SMITH. See original post here. Basic income is too complex to implement. At least that’s the thinking in the latest release by
By: Rebecca Lau See original post here. Halifax Regional Council has voted to urge the federal government to move forward with a guaranteed livable basic income in this
By: Alix Martichoux. See original post here. More than 20 million Californians can expect a new round of direct payments to hit their bank accounts
By: Emily Peck. See original post here. Legalizing abortion was one of the most meaningful economic policies of the past 50 years for women —
By: Abby Cole See original post here. Between unpredictable weather, variable catch yields, fluctuating prices, and highly seasonal work, access to a steady and sustainable
By: Jack Thompson See original post here. Providing a basic income to all citizens could end hunger and ensure healthy and sustainable diets, experts have
By: Michele Kayal See original press release here. American voters believe — by a roughly 6-to-1 margin — that the federal government is spending too
By: Arthur Phillips See original post here. Last month, the Federal Reserve released its annual Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households for 2021. Based on a survey
By: Dara Bitler See original post here. The newest June budget forecast released on Tuesday shows that every Colorado taxpayer will now get a dividend of at
By: Michael Tubbs Original post here. If you want to solve poverty, you can’t do it without listening to women, and particularly women of color.
By: JOSHUA MCCABE, ROBERT ORR. See original post here. Policymakers are looking for ways to break the stalemate over extending temporary enhancements to the Child
By: Carmen Reinicke See original post here. A group of more than 40 racial justice organizations are calling on leaders in Congress to reinstate the
By: Gianna Melillo See original post here. ___________________________________________ Story at a glance > Millions of Americans live below the federal poverty level, with rates exacerbated
By: Kristin Engel. See original post here. Cape Town – Amid increased calls for a Basic Income Grant (BIG), a new report by the Centre
By: Jane Sullivan See original post here. Laura Elizabeth Woollett is a rising literary star, a much-praised author of a short-story collection and two novels. She
By: John Csiszar See original post here. America stayed afloat during the pandemic thanks to a $5 trillion avalanche of money transferred from the government
By Brendan Kennedy. See original post here. A prescription for healthy food? Food rx program gives people access to fresh fruit and vegetables on doctor’s orders.
By: SHIRA LI BARTOV . See original post here. A Chicago alderwoman was floored to receive a letter informing her that she rose to the top of
by Carmen Reinicke original article here Without the child tax credit, Stormy Johnson has been skipping her own meals so her kids can eat. Johnson,
By: Sally Palmer. See original post here. The cold, wet weather of late winter and early spring was discouraging for everyone, combined with illness and
By Jack Jenkins. See original post here. A campaign backed by a broad coalition of Christian leaders will urge Congress to extend the child tax credit
By: by Brett Herron, Secretary-General & Member of Parliament. See original post here. Already extremely hard-pressed South African consumers are bracing for another double-dose of
By: RACHEL TREISMAN See original post here. When the police department in Sacramento, Calif., held a gun buyback event on Saturday, they didn’t just give
By: Josie Clarke. See original post here. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a series of payments to UK households struggling with the deepening cost-of-living crisis as
By: Raf Manji. See original post here. OPINION: In Budget 2022, the Government announced it would deliver a one-off cash grant of $350 to 2.1 million New Zealanders,
See original post here. A new universal basic income model could cut poverty by more than half at no net cost, reducing it to its
Letter to the Editor from Evelyn L. Forget. See original post here. An act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income
See original post. A REPORT commissioned and released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has suggested that the Government should launch
By: Basit Mahmood See original post here. Andy Burnham has said that Universal Basic Income is an idea ‘whose time has come’ as he discussed
By: Charlie Chan See original post here. I strongly agree with your editorial “Abolish MPF raids by bosses immediately” (May 7), but I would go
By: Lorne Whitehead & Jiaying Zhao See original post here. On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in the Globe and Mail opposing a
By: Eric Stone. See original post here. Alaska’s Senate has approved a budget that would provide $5,500 in payments to residents and draw on savings amid
By: Sze Yan Liu See original post here. The Big Idea When people living in poverty in countries like Malawi, Indonesia, and Ecuador receive cash payments without
By: Kristi Pahr Original post can be found here. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government released trillions of dollars into the economy
By: Carissa Wong See original post here. People from privileged groups may misperceive equality-boosting policies as harmful to them, even if they would actually benefit.
By: TALIB VISRAM Original post can be seen here. Guaranteed income has been having a moment: city-wide direct cash pilots have sprung up in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and
By: Jo Caust See original post here. While artists struggle to get noticed in the Australian political arena, particularly in the lead up to an
By: Michael Williams See original post here. Women throughout B.C. are putting up banners across 13 different locations in the province, demanding Guaranteed Basic Income
By: Elaine Maag Original post can be seen here. As President Biden and congressional Democrats make another push to reach a compromise on a social
“Means tests” restrict the availability of public assistance based on income, by making people “prove” they’re poor enough to deserve help. By: REV. DR. LIZ THEOHARIS, REV.
By: Richard Murphy See original post here. The problem for the government in the developing economic crisis is it doesn’t want to take on more
There is strong evidence suggesting that stopping the checks basically caused nothing but avoidable harm according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank
In 2020 and 2021, government spending rose by almost £400 billion, covering policies from furlough to free school meals. This spending dominated the national conversation, but
See original post here. The attached letter, signed by over 60 behavioral scientists from institutions around the country, was sent by the ideas42 Policy Lab
By: Andrea Shalal. See original post here. Governments must target fiscal support to vulnerable populations hit hardest by rising energy and food prices, and now
Joe Manchin dealt the final blow to the Child Tax Credit. But the reasons it lapsed are deeper than one man. By: Dylan Matthews. See original
By: Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters See original post here. As Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers contemplate how to deliver the state’s surplus dollars back to Californians
See original post here. Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have only had limited success
By: Carmen Reinicke See original post here. As inflation continues to weigh on American households, people are plotting what they’ll cut from their budgets in
By: Leo Shane III Original post can be found here. House leaders are pushing military leaders to make eligibility and enrollment in the Defense Department’s new financial assistance
See original post here. Households who received the monthly Child Tax Credit in 2021 experienced a dramatic decline in employment after the credit expired, according
by: Peter Knight Original post can be found here. This article is based on a post by Scott Santens, and quotes extensively from it, New information was
Red Chamber grappling with a flood of messages claiming basic income is a plot by a shadowy global elite By: John Paul Tasker · See original
By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux See original post here. Imagine the federal government could lift millions of American children out of poverty with a single program. That program
Senator Simons who was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018, after a long and distinguished career as one of western Canada’s most acclaimed
A growing sense of inequality is undermining trust in both society’s institutions and capitalism, according to a long-running global survey. Original post here. The 2020 Edelman
By: Nushrat Rahman Original Post: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/03/25/michigan-monthly-child-tax-credit/7134132001/ An extra boost in child tax credits relieved financial stress for Michigan families who used the monthly payments on the basics
An EU-wide scheme could address progressives’ concerns about proposals for universal basic income. By: DOMINIC AFSCHARIAN, VIKTORIIA MULIAVKA, MARIUS OSTROWSKI LUKÁŠ SIEGEL Original Post: https://socialeurope.eu/towards-a-progressive-european-basic-income As the Conference
For the second half of 2021, millions of families received monthly child tax credit checks. Implementing a permanent child allowance could bring in billions in
Millions of families are scraping by, barely, on half of what they need to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads.
Proceeds from tax would be paid out as dividend, incomes for most people overall By: Jon Stone. Original Post: https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/carbon-tax-dividend-poverty-b2040618.html At a UK level the
By: John Quiggin. Original Post: https://theconversation.com/the-greens-liveable-income-guarantee-is-a-serious-idea-the-major-parties-wont-touch-yet-179573 The Australian Greens have lobbed a large rock into the placid pool of economic policy by announcing a proposal
A group of Democratic state lawmakers on Wednesday called for sending a $400 rebate to every California taxpayer to help soften the blow of the
By: Stephanie Nebehay. Original Post: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/ninety-percent-ukrainian-population-could-041213757.html?guccounter=1. Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the
In December, the child tax credit lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty. If it had been extended through 2022, it would have cut
Residents of New Mexico should expect Child Tax payment to begin again in the next few days. Will other states follow them? By: Stephen Silver.
By: Andrew MacAskill Original Post: https://news.yahoo.com/brits-350-pounds-month-open-001431626.html (Reuters) -Britain will pay people to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion as the government moves
By: Jeong-Ho Lee. Original Post: https://lmtribune.com/world/south-korea-elects-yoon-as-new-president-in-hawkish-turn/article_16d2247b-f400-59f0-a242-d292a1eb3ae3.html Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol won election as South Korea’s president, returning the conservative opposition to power after five
By: Jerusalem Demsas. Original Post: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/22951092/land-tax-housing-crisis A six-word phrase keeps popping up on my Twitter feed: “Land value tax would solve this.” In response to the inefficient
The U.S. and its allies should create a new global fund to deliver cash to the growing flood of refugees. By: SIMON JOHNSON and OLEG USTENKO Original Post:
House Bill 2278 could help accelerate Hawaii’s transition from fossil fuels. By: Noel Morin Original Post: https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/03/carbon-cashback-good-for-the-planet-and-the-pocketbook/ Hawaii’s leaders are moving along one of the most
By: Stacey Rutland Original Post: https://income-movement.medium.com/oregon-lawmakers-drop-the-ball-on-basic-income-f924e7bb0ec4 A new bill introduced by Rep. Brad Witt in the Oregon legislature would have established a state-run basic income
BY: TAHRA JIRARI Original Post: https://www.niskanencenter.org/an-expanded-child-tax-credit-aids-entrepreneurship/ Despite the best efforts of advocates, the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) expired in 2021. Some in Washington, including
By: Iris Samuels, James Brooks Original Post: https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2022/03/02/lawmakers-propose-1300-relief-checks-to-alaskans-from-unexpected-boost-in-state-revenue/ Lawmakers in the Alaska House are proposing a plan to pay Alaskans an additional $1,300 on top of the
Means testing does not work like universal benefits, it denies people entitlements they have contributed to and are eligible for By: Peter Beresford Original Post:
A child tax credit bill has passed the state House in Vermont and has moved on to the Senate. By: Stephen Silver Original Post: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/politics/child-tax-credit-advances-vermont%E2%80%99s-state-legislature-200759
By: Stacey Rutland | Original Post: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2022/02/18/dont-let-leaders-fail-our-most-vulnerable/6792301001/ During the current legislative session, the Oregon House Human Services Committee lacked the courage to move forward with
When kids age out of foster, they are at their most vulnerable. This is where UBI can do a world of good. By: Kenny Murray
By: Tabitha Mueller | Original Post: https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/reno-to-discuss-critical-need-for-affordable-housing | Amid growing unease about skyrocketing rental and home prices, Reno’s city council held a special meeting Tuesday
Data confirm that the Child Tax Credit is more effective anti-poverty legislation than many of its policy peers yet it has lapsed. What’s next? By:
Scheme could tackle inequality, promote fairness, Lee’s top adviser says By: Ko Jun-tae Original Post: http://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20220214000271 Bringing universal basic income to South Korea is central
Some in Congress say the child tax credit isn’t needed because Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a success. Our reporting found it’s marked by
New Survey Reveals Rising Family Poverty and Child Hunger As Second Month without the Expanded Child Tax Credit Approaches Original Post: https://parentstogetheraction.org/2022/02/10/new-survey-reveals-rising-family-poverty-and-child-hunger-as-second-month-without-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-approaches/ According to a
Although the efforts by Jack Dorsey focus on Bitcoin and more traditional options, the GoodDollar initiative has potential. By: Chris Smith. Original Post: https://knowtechie.com/how-jack-dorsey-and-gooddollar-both-envision-a-universal-basic-income-based-on-cryptocurrency/ The
The Fundamental Rights commission of the Constitutional Convention of Chile proposed 2 different articles to guarantee a basic income. There is reason to be hopeful.
Republican senators and representatives, including Utah’s Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, have signed on to ‘The Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2022’
Some centrist Democrats are pushing to make the expanded Child Tax Credit means-tested. In practice, that often means restricting benefits for the very people who
America’s Endangered Solution to Child Poverty By: Kathryn A. Edwards. Original post: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-02-08/expanded-child-tax-credit-was-a-crucial-innovation The expanded child tax credit lapsed in December as the cost of
This week, Rashida Tlaib and Mondaire Jones introduced the End Child Poverty Act in Congress. It’s a watershed bill that would bring the US in
When wages are stagnating at the same time that big business is accumulating a staggering amount of wealth, it is an indictment of our democracy.
Carbon dividends must be coupled with educational efforts to inform citizens about how much the carbon price is increasing their costs and that the carbon
The concept of a universal basic income has received increased attention since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. But what do the public think about
Ideology is a frequent discriminatory stumbling block that fuels opposition to basic income support for millions of South Africans By Alex van den Heever. Original post:
Basic income support also helps boost investment aimed at improving nutrition, healthcare, housing and transport, the report adds. By: Sarah Smit Original Post: https://mg.co.za/business/2022-01-28-a-big-deal-universal-income-support-could-resuscitate-south-africas-economy-report/ Despite
Real headway is being made in securing a basic income for people with disabilities in Canada – and that’s good for the whole basic income
This pandemic is not the last crisis that the U.S. labor market is going to face. UBI offers protection for the American people when crisis
Participants in the proposed program would receive monthly payments for up to three years equal to the cost of rent for a 2-bedroom apartment unit
Londoners back policies for financial security through the pandemic By: Zack Polanski Original post can be read here: https://www.london.gov.uk//press-releases/assembly/zack-polanski/londoners-back-policies-for-universal-basic-income More than twice as many Londoners
By covering part of the cost of daycare, Child Tax Credit checks have allowed many mothers to continue pursuing a career despite the Great Resignation.
By Ja’Ron Smith Original post can be found at: https://www.westernjournal.com/op-ed-conservative-argument-reviving-child-tax-credit-covid-lockdowns-ravage-families/ One of the most significant impacts of the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus
By: Rick Newman Original Post: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/people-are-running-out-of-money-213744569.html One mystery of the labor shortage is the missing paycheck: How long can people choosing not to work last without an
People are being told they will have their benefits cut if they don’t attend job agency appointments, as government resists calls to pause ‘mutual obligation’
By: Stephanie Akin. After a largely self-financed campaign that promised “universal basic income” from the government of $1,000 a month to people making $75,000 or less,
By Max Ghenis Original article: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/587590-democrats-should-be-courting-romney-not-manchin When President Joe Biden announced the Build Back Better framework in October, he called it “the most transformative investment in children
Momentum has grown for UBI-style programs By Sarah Holder Original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-28/the-u-s-cities-giving-residents-direct-cash-payments At least 20 guaranteed income pilots have launched in cities and counties across the
Parents and caregivers have put the money toward debt and household expenses, U.S. Census Bureau surveys have found. By Ella Ceron and Kelsey Butler Original article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-20/child-tax-credit-2021-joe-manchin-opposes-aid-parents-are-using-for-food-rent The
Lee Jae-myung’s progressive platform in the presidential race could give transformative politics a boost globally. By Neil Howard Original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/12/20/radical-hope-coming-from-south-korea In the face of
Original article: https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-mp-introduces-national-framework-guaranteed-livable-basic-income OTTAWA – This morning, NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) introduced a private member’s bill to develop a national framework for a
By Prinesha Naidoo Original article: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2021-12-13-panel-proposes-gradual-start-to-basic-income-grant/ A panel recommends South Africa gradually implements a basic income grant, beginning with the institutionalisation of a monthly welfare payment
By Barbados Today Original article: https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/09/363485/ It appears that the Government is moving ahead with a plan to provide Barbadians with a universal basic income,
By Alex Shephard Original article: https://newrepublic.com/article/164668/media-defense-spending-build-back-better Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit on Tuesday, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin issued a dire warning about the
By Alicia Adamczyk Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/07/millions-of-kids-would-fall-into-poverty-if-enhanced-child-tax-credit-ends.html As Congress continues to debate the Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation, a new analysis finds that almost 10 million
By Jason Lalljee and Ben Winck Original article: https://www.businessinsider.com/corporate-profits-drop-lift-worker-pay-morgan-stanley-labor-shortage-2021-12 Workers’ share of corporate revenues has fallen for two decades to the benefit of owners and investors. The
Republican governors have decided to coddle vaccine refusers, even as they cut benefits for everyone else. By William Saletan Original article: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/11/red-states-are-now-paying-unemployment-benefits-to-anti-vaxxers-who-quit-their-jobs.html On Oct. 20, Iowa
By Terry Spencer Original article: https://apnews.com/article/elections-lawsuits-florida-fort-lauderdale-special-elections-3b0d9b0b3eb4eb26fdcd4520190aa5da FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Democratic Florida congressional candidate who lost a special election primary by five votes
By Guest Contributor Original article: https://basicincome.org/news/2021/11/opinion-time-for-a-citizen-dividend/ Guaranteed income programs are popping up everywhere in the US. It is time to expand beyond local pilot programs and embrace
44% of respondents support the idea of a universal basic income compared to 23% who oppose it. By Basit Mahmood Original article: https://leftfootforward.org/2021/11/exclusive-voters-support-a-universal-basic-income/ Almost twice
By Moira Donegan Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/19/great-resignation-mothers-forced-to-leave-jobs During the pandemic, women have exited the labor force at twice the rate of men; their participation in the
BY Khaleda Rahman Original article: https://www.newsweek.com/thousands-low-income-families-get-1800-child-tax-credits-next-month-1652387 Tens of thousands of low-income families who signed up to receive the expanded child tax credit before the November 15
By David Clunie and Samantha Tweedy Original article: https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/582092-child-tax-credit-payments-at-current-levels-could The COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented nationwide protests against racial inequity in 2020 shined a necessary light
In addition to its ethical imperative, economist and writer Evelyn L. Forget also believes and argues persuasively that such programs make economic sense By Tom
By Lorie Konish Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/21/former-stockton-mayor-michael-tubbs-on-why-he-wants-to-end-poverty.html Michael Tubbs had the odds stacked against him while growing up in Stockton, California, as the son of a
Protesters march on National Treasury after budget last week By Mosima Rafapa Original article: http://www.groundup.org.za/article/activists-demand-basic-income-grant/ About 80 people marched to the offices of the National Treasury
By Mercy Karuuombe Original article: https://www.namibian.com.na/107462/read/8ste-Laan-youth-demand-BIG YOUTH living in Windhoek’s 8ste Laan informal settlement are demanding a basic income grant (BIG), while accusing the nation’s leaders
Family poverty has substantially declined thanks to the child tax credit By Arthur Delaney Original article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/inflation-child-poverty-tax-credit_n_61940234e4b005197af7ddaa WASHINGTON ― Rising prices have crushed consumer sentiment and
Presidential hopeful wants universal basic income to ease economic disparities By Kim Jaewon Original article: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Asia-Insight/Cash-for-all-Lee-Jae-myung-s-radical-plan-to-reshape-South-Korea SEOUL — Universal basic income, which has been gaining
By Peter Coy Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/opinion/benefits-cliff-welfare.html You hear a lot about how high tax rates discourage rich people from working. You hear less about the same
Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim, Elaine Lies and Kantaro Komiya; Writing by Leika Kihara; Editing by Gerry Doyle and Edwina Gibbs Original article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-provide-880-cash-payout-minors-part-stimulus-yomiuri-2021-11-04/ TOKYO, Nov
By Cecilia Stuart Original article: https://greenresilience.ca/icymi-recapping-the-vibrant-communities-webinar-on-climate-change-and-basic-income/ Earlier this week, Green Resilience Project Manager Janet Patterfung and steering committee members Mitchell Beer and Jim Mulvale joined basic
By Helene Braun Original article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/11/11/miami-to-give-bitcoin-yield-from-miamicoin-to-its-citizens/ The City of Miami will soon give out a “bitcoin yield” from the staking of its cryptocurrency to its citizens,
Original article: https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/536516/unions-push-for-r1500-basic-income-grant-in-south-africa/ South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has called for the introduction of a R1,500 monthly grant aimed
By Israel Nkuna Original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2021-11-10-a-household-grant-is-a-bad-idea-a-basic-income-grant-is-a-necessity/ We don’t want a BIG out of laziness, we need it because, without it, our poverty will kill us. If
A Catalyst to a Healthy Clean Energy Future for All By Dr. Susan Pacheco, Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, and Dr. Carden Johnston On a hot summer
By Carmen Reinicke Original article: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/03/extending-this-provision-of-the-child-tax-credit-will-slash-poverty-by-19percent.html The expanded child tax credit, established in March by the American Rescue Plan, will be continued for just one
By Olafimihan Oshin Original article: https://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/579819-maine-voters-pass-first-right-to-food-amendment-in-us The voters of Maine passed the “right to food” state constitutional amendment on Tuesday, the first amendment of its kind
by Serkan Simsir Original article: https://basicincome.org/news/2021/11/a-new-project-from-fribis-universal-basic-income-and-gender/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-project-from-fribis-universal-basic-income-and-gender The Freiburg Institute for Basic Income Studies (FRIBIS), a network of several faculties at the University of Freiburg, has expanded
Thinktank says higher pay, shorter working week or better benefits can help solve labour market crisis By Larry Elliott Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/nov/01/uk-companies-must-offer-more-to-workers-or-face-exodus Companies need to
By Sara Zaske, WSU News & Media Relations Original article: https://news.wsu.edu/press-release/2021/10/28/poor-parents-receiving-universal-payments-increase-spending-on-kids/ PULLMAN, Wash. – When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their
By Matt Zwolinski Original Article: https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/25/zwolinski-the-child-tax-credit-is-a-pro-family-and-pro-freedom-way-to-help-parents/ Since July of this year, over 30 million families have received monthly cash payments from the Federal government under
Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state is the centrist Democrat at the center of everything. By Arthur Delaney | Updated October 23, 2021 WASHINGTON ― When a small
A work requirement would wreck the child tax credit’s impact on child poverty. By Arthur Delaney and Igor Bobic | Updated 14 hours ago WASHINGTON — It looks like
By Warren Mosler Original article: https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/22/mosler-alarm-national-debt-is-misguided/ As the U.S. public debt approaches $30 trillion, the same misguided alarms have been sounding that I’ve been hearing
President Joe Biden and leading Democratic lawmakers, including Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, have been fighting to make permanent a child
Original article: https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/editorials/policy-would-help-on-climate/article_ad3c4cf6-3389-11ec-8bb5-132cd052b301.html A key piece of President Joe Biden’s plan to address climate change in his Build Back Better plan appears to be dead.
By Christopher Rugaber, Casey Smith and Larry Fenn Original article: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-lifestyle-health-indiana-d3acd668eaf6343aada03cd660055bbc INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican
By Matt Darling After a disappointing jobs report in April, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte announced, “Montana is open for business again, but I hear from too many
By Joseph Zeballos-Roig and Andy Kiersz ANALYSIS Manchin is reportedly pitching a $60,000 income cap for families to get the Biden child tax credit. A new analysis
By Nick Maggiulli Why do poor people stay poor? It’s a question that everyone already seems to have an answer for. “The poor are lazy.” “The
By Hayes Brown We’ve hit the point in the legislative process where, even though the energy and the numbers are on the side of going big, centrist members
The benefits were handed out. But they don’t seem to be translating politically. In some cases, voters don’t even credit Biden for them. By Sam Stein
After the changes wrought by a deadly virus, people are realising that there is more to life than lining somebody else’s pocket. By James Bloodworth
By Joseph Zeballos-Roig A new study challenges Manchin’s assertion that the revamped child tax credit keeps people from working. The analysis found “statistically insignificant impacts”
By Hyung-Jin Kim SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s ruling liberal party on Sunday nominated its candidate for next year’s presidential elections, selecting a
By Matt Darling A recently released research paper from the Becker-Friedman institute has challenged the consensus view that the new Child Tax Credit (CTC) program would have
By Bryan Walsh Experts in philanthropy are gradually coming around to the idea that simply giving poor people cash — rather than services or in-kind
A Resilience Universal Basic Income would guarantee economic security for every household in the UK as we recover from COVID-19 By Patrick Brown The end
By Samuel Hammond Budget reconciliation negotiations among Democrats have hit an impasse over Senator Joe Manchin’s worries about extending the Child Tax Credit (CTC) without a work
“I am trying to bring our country back together,” Yang told Tucker Carlson By Amy Nelson On Monday, former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang announced he was leaving
New leader seeks to stimulate economy by wealth distribution, including cash handouts to people hurt by the pandemic By Peter Landers TOKYO—Japan’s new prime minister,
By Jason Lemon Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Senator John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, over his support for expanding child tax credits under former President Donald
by Lee Herridge – Consumer Researcher at KLA The Basic Income Gant (BIG) is on everybody’s lips at the moment. The South African government has
Innocent Tshilombo, who spent 10 years at Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, describes how attaching conditions to cash and voucher assistance can seriously impact its
By Karen Day It was the devastation of the Second World War that gave birth to the UK’s welfare state, and now, argues Louise Casey, the
Roderick Benns recently posed a few questions to Craig Berggold, creator of the recent basic income video that was an instant success. Benns: What was the inspiration for this
by Elaine Maag As Congress debates whether to extend the major, but temporary, changes to the Child Tax Credit (CTC) it adopted earlier this year,
Group calls on federal, provincial governments to work together on the issue By Haley Ryan A small but passionate group of people came together in
By Wilson Walker MOUNTAIN VIEW (KPIX) — Mountain View is just one of the Bay Area cities moving ahead with a guaranteed or universal basic income
by Carmen Reinicke The new enhanced child tax credit may help parents continue working, a recent study shows. Nearly 94% of parents said they planned to continue working
By: Wayne Simpson. As the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the deficiencies in income support systems in Canada, calls have been amplified for a Guaranteed Basic Income
By Richard Gurner Universal Basic Income (UBI). It’s a topic that has generated many headlines in Wales in recent months. The concept of UBI is
by Bloomberg South Africa’s government met Tuesday to discuss how to accelerate the country’s economic recovery and consider the most feasible way to provide further
The Canada emergency response benefit renewed calls for establishing a national livable income program By: Jaela Bernstien When the federal government launched the Canada emergency response
Some people support them, others reject them, here’s where the candidates stand With election day on Sept. 20, the time to make a decision is
By: Teresa Wright · Columnist Here we are, a week away from the federal election, and I can’t get a scene from the sitcom Seinfeld
As Democrats debate whether to extend the enhanced and fully refundable child tax credit (CTC) past this year, almost 450 U.S. economists have come out
By: Hyonhee Shin. A South Korean politician who once said he aspired to be a “successful Bernie Sanders” is leading the field to replace Moon
By: Arthur Delaney. The coronavirus pandemic threw millions of Americans into unemployment last year, leading to the first drop in household income from work since
As part of a composite motion to conference, Artists’ Union England is calling on the TUC to support UBI trials for workers in the creative
By: NATALIE FOSTER. There may be a lot that is still up in the air this back-to-school season, but there is one new constant for
By: James Brooks In five hours of public testimony late last month, a line of Alaskans criticized members of the Alaska Legislature for failing to come
By: Juliana Kaplan. Highlights After dismal jobs numbers in the spring, about half of states in the US ended federal unemployment early. But research has
Michael Moritz and Douglas Perkins are the richest people in Wales with combined fortunes of billions of pounds. Surely giving them a basic income makes
By: Johnna Crider. I had a short chat with Harold Hedelman, the co-founder of Business Climate Leaders (BCL), the other day. We talked about the
Appropriately funded and managed, with no wiggle room for state incompetency or corruption, a Basic Income Grant could finally lay the foundation for sustainable healing
By Michael W. Chapman In its latest survey on economic confidence, Gallup found that 60% of adults believe the U.S. economy is “getting worse” while only 37% think
Canada’s National Observer asked federal Green Party Leader Annamie Paul about hot-button issues in the upcoming election, and what Canada needs to focus on to tackle
by Tyler Prochazka After over a year of avoiding significant local COVID outbreaks, Taiwan experienced a scare in May with hundreds of cases emerging. This brought
The government could give all Americans benefits that enable them to purchase what they need for a balanced diet. And I have modeled three different
Actor Greg Wise has said it is time to end “toxic Victorian thinking” about the “undeserving” poor and introduce Universal Basic Income. By: Judith Duffy
Unemployed residents struggling to survive on low state benefits are a preview of what could come nationwide as federal pandemic aid programs expire By: Yeganeh Torbati
Pandemic a ‘natural experiment’ for universal basic income proposals By: Matt Wade The massive government support to JobSeeker and JobKeeper during the pandemic has given
By: LANCE LAMBERT As panicked states issued far-reaching shutdowns during the early days of the pandemic, the economy went into a complete tailspin. The immediate economic
Universal basic income has emerged as a major issue ahead of the presidential election, which is now just nine months away. BY: SHIM SAE-ROM, SOHN
Party says wealth tax would help cover its proposed services By: Catharine Tunney If elected, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is promising to bring in universal prescription
By: ANDERS F. FREMSTAD Many of us have publicly supported this position before. Why are we doing so again now? Global climate change has reached crisis
By: Contact: McKenzie Wilson Today, Fighting Chance for Families released a new poll of likely voters finding that people who have received the checks, and parents overall, overwhelmingly
In an attempt to put low-income workers on more solid financial footing, New Mexico lawmakers in recent years have approved a minimum wage increase and
Scotland is set to host the world’s largest universal basic income (UBI) conference this month. By: Craig Meighan Basic Income Network Scotland, in partnership with the
By: Michael Janda. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a social and economic disaster of almost unprecedented proportions in recent history. But, for one group of
Researchers estimate the expanded child tax credit will cut child poverty almost in half and poverty for Black Children by more than half. By: Sumbul
By: Greg Iacurci. ______________________________________ KEY POINTS: Homebase and UKG, which offer time-management and payroll services, issued separate analyses indicating employment hasn’t increased in states that
By: KEVIN CLARKE In the early months of the COVID-19 crisis, more than 1,200 economists from around the world urged governments in an open letter
The Center on Poverty and Social Policy’s research has helped to ensure that the poorest third of children in the United States receive the full
By: Greg Iacurci _____________________________________ KEY POINTS Federal unemployment programs that have paid jobless benefits since March 2020 are poised to end Sept. 6. It doesn’t
The Green Party has reiterated its calls for a universal basic income to offer protection for all, as the government risks the livelihoods of millions
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two bills Friday that are intended to create a grant program to fund local income pilots, a national guaranteed income program,
By: Sheila Bair The writer is former Chair of the FDIC and former Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Financial Institutions. More and more
Economy minister hopes prepaid card’s September launch will help bricks-and-mortar businesses struggling after lockdowns. By: Zoe Wood Adults in Northern Ireland are being handed free shopping vouchers
The most comprehensive study yet of the federal response to the pandemic shows huge but temporary benefits for the poor — and helps frame a
Consumers are facing sharp increases in prices at check-out, but are these related stimulus checks and the new payments for the Child Tax Credit? By:
By: Katherine Rodriguez If you are wondering if the federal government is sending out a fourth stimulus check at this time, chances are, the answer is no. However,
By: Theresa Edlmann, Engenas Senona, Erin Torkelson and Wanga Zembe On Sunday 25 July 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the R350 Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant will
Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung, the front-running presidential contender for the ruling Democratic Party, made a campaign pledge Thursday to distribute universal basic income of
The videos of parents getting their checks aren’t just a fun meme — they suggest a path for making the one-year policy permanent. By: Dylan Matthews
Starting Thursday, the parents of 60 million U.S. children on Thursday began receiving monthly checks through the expanded federal Child Tax Credit. What lessons can be
The introduction of a universal basic income (UBI) and freeing Scotland from a “crazy” system of welfare which generates poverty is one of the great
Ending these programs will mechanically throw the majority of people receiving benefits off UI rolls. What’s the real cost in human terms? The evidence reports an increase
By: Tony Messenger The man standing under the bus stop shelter on Washington Avenue was looking around, seemingly aimlessly, until he caught my eye. I
By MICHAEL HILTZIK Starting Thursday, the money will begin to flow in one of the most important government initiatives ever aimed at transforming the economics of
Carter, Garcetti, and Tubbs are co-chairs of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income. Michael Tubbs is the former mayor of Stockton, CA. Eric Garcetti is the
The child credit in the stimulus package is just a temporary measure but it is like UBI for kids. Given the good it can do,
New book highlights the need to distribute jobs, income and other essential resources in a way that treats people who are young and old as
By: Steven Pressman Raising children is expensive. A typical middle-class, two-child family spends $13,000 annually on each child, or nearly a quarter-million dollars per child
T20 Task Force 6 Statement The pandemic has increased poverty worldwide so in response, there is global interest in UBI. Can it become a reality
Its creators want a crypto-based UBI and plan to use an eyeball scanner to prevent fraud. By: Victoria Song If you thought cryptocurrency shenanigans ended
Vowing to alleviate unfairness and inequality, Lee promises to turn crisis into opportunity with powerful policies By: Kan Hyeong-woo Gyeonggi Province Gov. Lee Jae-myung officially
The Commons Work and Pensions Committee has ruled Universal Basic Income is not ‘the right way forward’ for the UK – but only after a
The data trust could, for a fee, give controlled access to our data. Those fees would be collected and distributed to the citizens as dividends,
Some workers learned to stand up for themselves a bit more during, and due to, the pandemic. Will this trend last? By MATTHEW ROZSA One of
Red tape, fraud-prevention efforts, and overwhelmed agencies left many Americans without benefits. By: Shawn Donnan and Reade Pickert Barb Ashbrook, who lost her part-time job
The concept of monthly government payments to reduce poverty and increase economic security among the poor and middle class existed long before Andrew Yang threw
New data on consumer spending in the retail sector dipped in May after peaking in March with the passage of the third round of stimulus
Opposition Ishin pledges streamlined social safety net as election nears by consolidating social security programs into a single basic income plan. By: TSUBASA YODA Japan’s
The U.S. economy needs a sprawling labor force willing to work tough jobs at crummy wages to keep goods cheap and services plentiful. By: Ezra Klein
‘With UBI, individuals can determine what they need most, at the price they deem best’ By: CLARO ARRIOLA III The Philippines ended 2020 with poverty
The evidence is in: Sending out direct cash payments has been a full-blown success—and we can’t afford to stop. By: JIM PUGH It’s become almost
American cities are finally taking the safety net seriously. Is this UBI’s moment to make real progress? By: Sigal Samuel It seems like everywhere you look
Cutting off unemployment insurance early is all politics, not economics. This is why UBI is so critical. By: Emily Stewart Karen just needs a few more
Public support for Universal Basic Income is growing day by day. Can we get to the point where UBI becomes a political imperative? By: Alexandra
Tory Government snubbing Universal Credit proves we should free Scotland from UK By: Annie Brown A Caribbean friend of mine taught me a new phrase
Though imperfect, Covid support measures changed attitudes to those who have less money through no fault of their own By: Zoe Williams With an estimated
Despite political rhetoric, extra pandemic-era unemployment benefits largely don’t keep workers from accepting new jobs, according to a new paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of San
As a result of the the Pandemic, people are taking a hard look at the type of jobs they take and people are rejecting working
Cash transfers go directly to people in need, while health insurance expansions pay mainly for care that the uninsured already receive, an economist says. By: Amy
Government planning new basic income grant for South Africans aged 19 to 59 Social Development minister Lindiwe Zulu says that her department will move forward
New research finds a big rise in new businesses despite the pandemic, particularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods. By: Quoctrung Bui Over the last year, multiple stimulus
While not a single Republican voted in favor of the third stimulus check, only half of rural voters in a new poll gave Democrats any
The highest health burdens from overwork were seen in men and in workers who are middle-aged or older, according to a WHO study. Working long
Qualifying families will get monthly payments of up to $300 a month for each child under 6 and up to $250 a month for each
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett should support legislation that would result in carbon dividends being paid to Americans while saving lives. By: MARK REYNOLDS AND JAN
