THE SOCIAL DEBATE
There’s new optimism the $300 monthly child tax credit checks can be renewed — but the relief may look different
By: Lorie Konish When Natacha Chavez began receiving monthly child tax credit payments last year, it added $500 per
The False Economy of Means-Tested and Conditional Income Support
By: Hein Marais Battle lines separate the demand for a universal basic income (UBI) from the hold-out view that
As inflation hits, people turn to crowdfunding to meet basic needs
By: Vinod Rajasekaran Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced a $4.6-billion package of income-tested measures to help Canadians cope with
To Win in the Midterms, Democrats Should Go All In on Reviving the Child Tax Credit
By: JIM PUGH With the November midterm elections fast approaching, the path the United States government will take over
Poll: UBI supported by 59% of all voters in the UK – and 71% of progressive voters
By: Sam Gregory A groundbreaking new report has revealed majority support in the UK for a wide range of progressive
Universal Credit is cruel, inefficient and counterproductive – it must be scrapped for UBI
By: Ben Ramanauskas Last Thursday night my friend burst into tears explaining that the job centre was deciding whether
Basic income grant is needed to avert social upheaval
By: NEIL COLEMAN Views are sharply polarised, with unions and civil society campaigning for the introduction of a BIG
Support For Basic Income Is Growing, So Where Are The Feds?
By: WIL ROBERTSON Moncton city council voted unanimously to call for the provincial and federal governments to work to
Ottawa group says there’s enough evidence to support a basic income program
By: Kate F. Mackenzie An Ottawa group is advocating for a basic, livable income for those living below the
If you file taxes in these 17 states, you could be getting an inflation-relief check from the government—here’s who qualifies
By: Mike Winters Since prices for necessities like shelter and food have risen by 8.5% year-over-year, many U.S. state
Opinion: Implementation of a basic income grant could help eliminate the need for ‘black tax’
By: Cuba Houghton See original post here. The necessity of a black tax would in many ways be alleviated
White House and Senate Democrats eye child tax credit Hail Mary
By: Hans Nichols The White House is engaging with Senate Democrats about making one last push for an enhanced
5 ways South Africa could fund a basic income grant – and why Treasury doesn’t want to hear any of it
See original article here. South Africa’s National Treasury has voiced its opposition to a campaign by the Department of
COVID-19 Relief Spending Pushed Poverty To Record Low In 2021
By: Arthur Delaney WASHINGTON — Poverty fell to a new low last year thanks to new federal spending passed
Homeless People Need Homes — and Money, Too
Analysis by Francis Wilkinson | Bloomberg Many affluent and dynamic North American cities share a great flaw: high levels of
The BIG fix: Basic income will grow South Africa’s ailing economy
By: Duma Gqubule See original article here. South Africa is in an economic policy cul-de-sac. The government is committed
The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union adds its voice to the calls for basic income in South Africa
See original article here. The National Education Health and Allied Workers’ Union, NEHAWU, says it supports calls for the
South Africa’s Treasury Proposes to Increase Poverty Instead of Introduce Basic Income
See original article here. South Africa is facing a dire socio-economic crisis with widespread poverty, persistent and high unemployment
Psychologist believes we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
By: Sanah Ahsan We are living, we’re told, through a “mental health crisis”. Mental health services cannot cope with the explosion
South Korea plans to provide every family with a newborn child a monthly allowance of $740 as ‘parent pay’
By: Sam Kim South Korea plans to provide every family with a newborn child a monthly allowance of 1
Homicide and hunger rise in St. Louis. We should talk about them together.
By: Tony Messenger See original article here. When the late summer St. Louis homicide surge comes — and it almost
All Saskatchewan residents getting $500 ‘affordability check’ this fall
By: CKOM News See original article here. With prices still on the rise in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is
National Freedom Party calls for introduction of Basic Income Grant amid national shutdown in South Africa
By: Yogashen Pillay See original article here. Durban – The National Freedom Party (NFP) said that they support the
Means tested tax credits punish the poor for working. Maryland makes it worse
By: Nate Golden and Max Ghenis See original article here Federal income tax rates range from 10 percent in
After ballot measure snafu in San Francisco, guaranteed income proponents remain hopeful
By Adam Shanks | Examiner staff writer Because of a flawed ballot measure, hopes have been dashed for a new
Finding Cash for Kids
By: KALENA THOMHAVE See original post here. For Sasha Foster, a mother of two in Connecticut, the federal expanded Child
Argentina’s Vice President Pushing for Universal Basic Income
See original post here. Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK) has been reportedly pressing Economy Minister Silvina
Study finds economic inequality promotes belief in conspiracy theories
By: Eric W. Dolan See original post here. New findings published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology indicate that economic inequality
Opinion: The Democrats’ sweeping economic package doesn’t go far enough for low-income families
By: Mark Wolfe See original post here. The Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ tax, climate and health care bill that
Protestors in Argentina calling for creation of universal basic income equivalent to the cost of food at subsistence level
See original post here. Leftist social movements protested here Wednesday in front of the Casa Rosada, the seat of
Study Finds Wildfires Disproportionately Impact Lower-Income Families
By: Laurenz Busch. See original post here. Climate change and California’s historic drought are stretching fire season beyond its traditional boundaries,
Pensioners call for £200-a-week guaranteed income as cost of living crisis deepens
By: Ben Glaze. See original post here. Pensioners should be guaranteed a minimum £200-a-week payout as the cost of