THE SOCIAL DEBATE
Government-commissioned report in India recommends nationwide UBI implementation
See original post. A REPORT commissioned and released by the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has
The ‘time has come’ for a Universal Basic Income says Mayor of Manchester
By: Basit Mahmood See original post here. Andy Burnham has said that Universal Basic Income is an idea ‘whose
Opinion: Hong Kong Should Implement Universal Basic Income
By: Charlie Chan See original post here. I strongly agree with your editorial “Abolish MPF raids by bosses immediately”
A guaranteed basic income could end poverty, so why isn’t it happening?
By: Lorne Whitehead & Jiaying Zhao See original post here. On April 27, Senator Diane Bellemare published an op-ed in
Alaska Senate approves budget that includes $5,500 universal cash payments
By: Eric Stone. See original post here. Alaska’s Senate has approved a budget that would provide $5,500 in payments to
Giving People Money With No Strings Attached Is Good for Their Health, Dozens of Studies Indicate
By: Sze Yan Liu See original post here. The Big Idea When people living in poverty in countries like
Up to $850 in Stimulus Checks Could Be Coming for People in 11 States
By: Kristi Pahr Original post can be found here. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government released
People from societally advantaged groups think equality-promoting policies will affect them negatively, even if they would actually benefit
By: Carissa Wong See original post here. People from privileged groups may misperceive equality-boosting policies as harmful to them,
What will it take to make basic income programs permanent?
By: TALIB VISRAM Original post can be seen here. Guaranteed income has been having a moment: city-wide direct cash pilots
Opinion: Australia should have a universal basic income for artists
By: Jo Caust See original post here. While artists struggle to get noticed in the Australian political arena, particularly
B.C. women demanding guaranteed basic income for Canadians
By: Michael Williams See original post here. Women throughout B.C. are putting up banners across 13 different locations in
Congress Can More Modestly Expand The Child Tax Credit And Still Help Very Low-Income Families
By: Elaine Maag Original post can be seen here. As President Biden and congressional Democrats make another push to
Opinion: Don’t ‘Means Test’ the Child Tax Credit
“Means tests” restrict the availability of public assistance based on income, by making people “prove” they’re poor enough to
Opinion: The government would rather people starve or be homeless than create new money
By: Richard Murphy See original post here. The problem for the government in the developing economic crisis is it
States that cut their pandemic unemployment checks early saw virtually no impact on hiring.
There is strong evidence suggesting that stopping the checks basically caused nothing but avoidable harm according to a new
A land value dividend deserves far more attention
In 2020 and 2021, government spending rose by almost £400 billion, covering policies from furlough to free school meals. This
60+ Behavioral Scientists Urge U.S. Congress to Extend Child Tax Credit
See original post here. The attached letter, signed by over 60 behavioral scientists from institutions around the country, was
IMF says governments must protect the vulnerable with direct cash ‘when things fall apart’, avert unrest
By: Andrea Shalal. See original post here. Governments must target fiscal support to vulnerable populations hit hardest by rising
Why did the US voluntarily choose to increase child poverty by 41%?
Joe Manchin dealt the final blow to the Child Tax Credit. But the reasons it lapsed are deeper than
Advocates Say California Should Send $2,000 Per Child To Low-Income Families
By: Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters See original post here. As Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers contemplate how to deliver the
Human Rights Watch: Targeted Safety Net Programs Don’t Protect Human Rights Sufficiently – Universality is Necessary
See original post here. Targeted social protection programs intended to cushion people from the economic impacts of the Covid-19
Here’s what consumers plan to cut back on if prices continue to surge
By: Carmen Reinicke See original post here. As inflation continues to weigh on American households, people are plotting what
New food insecurity stipend should help as many troops as possible, lawmakers argue
By: Leo Shane III Original post can be found here. House leaders are pushing military leaders to make eligibility and enrollment
Study Finds Employment Declined for Parents After Ending Monthly CTC Payments
See original post here. Households who received the monthly Child Tax Credit in 2021 experienced a dramatic decline in
The Evolution of Ukraine’s Income Support Program
by: Peter Knight Original post can be found here. This article is based on a post by Scott Santens, and quotes
Senators in Canada overwhelmed by emails, calls pushing conspiracy theories about basic income legislation
Red Chamber grappling with a flood of messages claiming basic income is a plot by a shadowy global elite
Congress Found An Easy Way To Fix Child Poverty. Then It Walked Away.
By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux See original post here. Imagine the federal government could lift millions of American children out of poverty
Senator Paula Simons in Canada responds to the disinformation surrounding Bill S-233 for a basic income framework
Senator Simons who was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018, after a long and distinguished career as
People no longer believe working hard will lead to a better life, survey shows
A growing sense of inequality is undermining trust in both society’s institutions and capitalism, according to a long-running global
Report: Michigan families used monthly child tax credits on food, rent, and bills
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
Towards a progressive European basic income?
An EU-wide scheme could address progressives’ concerns about proposals for universal basic income. By: DOMINIC AFSCHARIAN, VIKTORIIA MULIAVKA, MARIUS OSTROWSKI LUKÁŠ SIEGEL
Making the enhanced monthly child tax credit permanent would have a 1,000% return on investment, study says
For the second half of 2021, millions of families received monthly child tax credit checks. Implementing a permanent child