THE BASICS OF UBI

Opinion: Why Milton Friedman’s free market needs basic income
By: Joshua Preiss See original post here. Universal basic income is an idea usually associated with the political left.

No Simple Policy – Designing a European Basic Income
See original post here. The idea of a European universal basic income bears potential as a palpable way of

Opinion: Basic income wouldn’t lead to adults leaving their jobs and could lift millions of children into brighter futures
By: Michael W. Howard When the child tax credit, first established in 1997, was expanded for a year in

UBI – A highly relevant macroeconomic policy tool that most policymakers misunderstand
By: Swapnil Pawar Universal basic income has been discussed at length in recent debates in economics. The mistaken and

How universal basic income entered the political mainstream
By: Colin Drury It’s near the end of the month, and all 2.1 million adults living here have just

How a guaranteed $600 per month is changing the lives of the formerly incarcerated
By: Sarah Krueger Tydricka Lewis is appreciative of the $600 she’s given each month as part of Durham’s guaranteed

Universal basic income and macro models: What can we learn?
By: Geoff Crocker The macroeconomics of universal basic income (UBI) is insufficiently addressed, both in proposing and in evaluating

In this age of chronic uncertainty, we need a basic income
By: Guy Standing We in the UK are living in an age of chronic uncertainty, in which crises pile

A Basic Income Grant in South Africa: What It’s All About
By: Carilee Osborne See original article here. South Africa is one of the most unequal countries in the world,

A universal basic income campaign is part of a broader, long-term project of change
By: Hein Marais See original article here. For a very large proportion of South Africans, paid work is neither a

Why Universal Basic Income Would Help Women Entrepreneurs Soar To New Heights
See original post here. Have you ever been told “hard work will get you where you want to be”?

Treading water: Canadians need Universal Basic Income
By: Bhavana Kaushik. See original post here. In a world with skyrocketing housing prices, wages that don’t reflect productivity, and rampant worker

A Decent Level for All: Economic Justice and Universal Basic Income
By: Tanner Matthews. See original post here. Demands for “economic justice” in public policy debates are emotionally powerful, imparting

Opinion: To sustain our current economic model we need to start paying citizens
By: Rhiannon Picton-James. See original post here. A universal basic income, regardless of salary, savings and no strings attached. No

Is Universal Basic Income Part of a Just Transition?
By: JOHN FEFFER See original post here. In the remote rural village of Dauphin, in the Canadian province of

4 Ways Universal Basic Income Could Change Canadian Health Care, According to Health Economists
By: Rebecca Gao See original post here. When the federal government launched the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) in

The UN has asked Sri Lanka to introduce a temporary basic income
By: Benjamin Parkin Original post can be found here. The UN has asked Sri Lanka to introduce a temporary

What would a basic income mean for the Arab world?
By: Diana Bashur See original post here. _______________________________________ In a nutshell. What a regular, individual and predictable basic income

Long-lost leaflet reveals radical 1986 plan for a basic income for all in the UK
Named after a quote from Karl Marx, a leaflet picked up in a second-hand bookshop uncovers an ambitious proposal

The pandemic exposed a clear feminist argument in favor of universal basic income
Two years on from the first national coronavirus lockdown, Hannah Fearn examines the impact the pandemic had on mothers and argues

A gradual path to a fully universal unconditional basic income is possible in Brazil
By: DAVID CASASSAS, JULIE WARK, AND JEAN WYLLYS … Original Post: https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/25/brazil-amazon-world-about-a-universal-basic-income/ “If the misery of the poor be caused

Opinion: Yes, we can afford Universal Basic Income in South Africa
By Aliya Chikte and Gilad Isaacs Political will and strategic taxation channels could help bridge the yawning divide between

Guaranteed Minimum Income and How It relates to UBI
As the idea of different versions of UBI continues to gather support among the public, attention is turning to

Adopting basic income scheme in Wales could improve health for all
A new report published today (22.06.21) by Public Health Wales suggests that introducing a basic income scheme in Wales could be a catalyst for

Basic Income Will Increase Workers’ Bargaining Power
The economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought calls for a universal basic income. While it’s no silver

Seeing The Future In Our Past: Universal Basic Income And The Social Security Act
Universal programs in moments of economic transformation prove to endure with popular support. Will it last? By: Shaby Missaghi

Why Students Should Support Universal Basic Income
We should not underestimate the financial hardship young people and students face due to high levels of debt, rising

Support is growing for a universal basic income – and rightly so
The benefits of universal basic income is being recognized globally with the potential to provide everyone with a safety

Making the Case for Universal Basic Income
Jamie Swift and Elaine Power’s book offers a compelling argument that it’s time to give Canadians more freedom and

Basic Income isn’t just about reducing poverty
At the heart of this concept is the idea of individual freedom and personal dignity, or more particularly, the

A guaranteed basic income could be a stabilizing force for Canada
If the pandemic taught economic policy makers nothing else, it’s the value of nimble fiscal supports in averting disaster

A guaranteed basic income would help all Canadians fulfill their full human potential
Introducing a Basic Income Guarantee would cost a lot of money. The good news is that we can finance