THE SOCIAL DEBATE
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A New Kind of Disaster Aid: Pay People Cash, Before Disaster Strikes
Disasters can push the world’s poorest deeper into poverty. Now aid agencies are trying something new. They’re giving small bits of cash to people just before disaster strikes, instead of waiting until afterward.
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In the war over remote work, companies are turning full-time jobs into low-paying gigs
People aren’t feeling as connected and devoted to their jobs as they did when they were seeing their coworkers in person every day.
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Opinion: Universal basic income is a good idea for India’s workforce
By The Editorial Board See original post here. India’s single most vexatious economic problem is the lack of adequate
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Everybody in the US Is Getting Depressed, CDC Says
By Nikki Main See original post here. Depression among adults is on the rise in the U.S., according to a study
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Congress Ended Pandemic Cash for Parents, but Some States Have Embraced the Idea
By Dana Goldstein See original post here. Colorado joins a growing list of states with bipartisan support for child tax
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What if everyone were entitled to a universal basic income?
News that a universal basic income (UBI) is to be trialled at two locations in England, paying 30 people £1,600 a month regardless of their work, has sent shockwaves through the tabloids.
“Something for nothing” is the way working-class Conservatives have always described out-of-work benefits, with the implication that those receiving them were “spongers”. The idea of actually paying people a good subsistence wage, whether they work or not, is – well – just not capitalism.
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How universal basic income’s impact on people’s finances could transform the nation’s health
By Matthew T. Johnson and Elliott Johnson See original article here. In October 1936, 200 men marched from South Tyneside to
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Survey: Majority of Germans in favor of unconditional basic income
By Berliner Zeitung.Translation by Raymond R. Watson, M.A. According to a study people, particularly young people, are infavor of
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Hamilton city council right to support basic income
By Spectator Editorial, The Hamilton Spectator. See original post here. Hamilton city council did a smart thing this week by
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Cash Transfers Significantly Reduce Death Rates of Women
By: Apoorva Mandavilli See original post here. Cash grants made directly to poor families or individuals have led to
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A Ballot Initiative in Oregon is Making Progress Towards Establishing a Statewide UBI
See original post here. The Oregon Rebate (IP 2024-017) ballot initiative campaign has announced early success in collecting the
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Unified Basic Income: A Viable Solution for Israel and Palestine?
By: Ahmed Elbas See original post here. While the proposition may appear daunting, the exploration of Universal Basic Income
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Study reveals how cash grants can generate more income
By: Leila Patel See original post here. South Africa has one of the world’s most expansive social grant systems:
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Work requirements are a policy failure: Why are they still an option?
By: KATHERINE HEMPSTEAD See original post here. We’ve reached an inflection point in our economic recovery from the COVID-19
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New bill would stop SNAP recipients from buying junk food with benefits
By: JANAE BOWENS and KONNER MCINTIRE See original post here. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition benefits to more than 42
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Food banks are taking over from the welfare state, warns Gordon Brown
Food banks are increasingly “taking over from the welfare state”, former Labour PM Gordon Brown has warned, amid growing
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More Americans say financial woes are hurting their mental health
By: KHRISTOPHER J. BROOKS See original post here. Rising interest rates, inflation and unstable income are damaging the mental
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Liberal convention in Canada votes in favor of guaranteed basic income
ByCosmin Dzsurdzsa See original post here. The Liberal Party of Canada held its policy convention over the weekend where
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Calls for universal basic income in Singapore on May Day
By: Jewel Stolarchuk See original post here. Red Dot United (RDU) has proposed several measures to uplift Singapore workers in
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Basic income could help create a more just and sustainable food system
By: Kristen Lowitt and Charles Z. Levkoe See original post here. Canada’s food system is experiencing ongoing stresses from supply chain
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As more people than ever before need help from Trussell Trust food banks, the charity is calling for an ‘essentials guarantee’
More people than ever before are turning to food banks because they cannot afford to eat. Food banks face
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New Zealand-based writer says artists need universal basic income
By: Federico Magrin See original post here. A writer who has launched an online campaign to raise funds for
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South Korea to pay $490 a month to encourage reclusive youths to leave their homes
See original post here. Social recluses go to great lengths to avoid personal contact and many live in self-imposed
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Opinion: Why the Canadian government should make the grocery rebate permanent
By: Wayne Simpson See original post here. One of the most anticipated measures of the 2023 Canadian federal budget is the grocery
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Sunak attacks Labour over basic income payments to young asylum seekers
By: David Deans See original post here. The prime minister has attacked Welsh Labour for allowing some asylum seeker
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Does Canada’s grocery rebate signal a shift to a guaranteed basic income?
By: Phoebe Stephens | Catherine Sweet | Hannah L. Harrison See original post here. For the roughly 11 million
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Fear-mongering critique of basic income research based on misinformation
By: ASGHAR ADELZADEH See original post here. Daan Steenkamp, Hylton Hollander and Roy Havemann’s article criticising the recent IEJ-ADRS research
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Forensic psychiatrist calls for universal basic income in response to transit violence in Canada
See original post here. A rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support
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Biden revives hopes for the monthly child tax credit
See original post here. The last year has been a difficult one financially for 44-year-old Rocky Harper. Inflation, especially,
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Working-class folks are now food-bank clients
See original post here. Canadians have a long history of volunteering and giving back to the community — it’s
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Evictions have returned to — or exceeded — pre-pandemic levels
See original post here. The rate of eviction filings has returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels in many U.S.
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Opinion: Support for basic income not yet universal but getting there
See original post here. There was a time when the concept of a universal basic income (UBI) was dismissed out of