THE SOCIAL DEBATE
Universal basic income discussed as solution to Reno’s affordable housing crisis
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
Murphy: I’m 25. I don’t have children. But I know the Child Tax Credit is an opportunity we can’t afford to miss.
Data confirm that the Child Tax Credit is more effective anti-poverty legislation than many of its policy peers yet
Lee Jae-myung’s universal basic income would change South Korean society
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
Welfare Is No Substitute for a Child Tax Credit
Some in Congress say the child tax credit isn’t needed because Temporary Assistance for Needy Families is a success.
89% of Surveyed Parents Believe It’s Important That Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments Are Restored
New Survey Reveals Rising Family Poverty and Child Hunger As Second Month without the Expanded Child Tax Credit Approaches
How Jack Dorsey and GoodDollar both envision a universal basic income based on cryptocurrency
Although the efforts by Jack Dorsey focus on Bitcoin and more traditional options, the GoodDollar initiative has potential. By:
Chile could include universal basic income in its new constitution
The Fundamental Rights commission of the Constitutional Convention of Chile proposed 2 different articles to guarantee a basic income.
Should pregnant women get a child tax credit before their baby is born?
Republican senators and representatives, including Utah’s Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, have signed on to ‘The Child Tax Credit
How Targeting Programs to Poor People Leaves Out Poor People
Some centrist Democrats are pushing to make the expanded Child Tax Credit means-tested. In practice, that often means restricting
Opinion: The enhanced child tax credit was one of the best-designed anti-poverty policies in decades
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
Rashida Tlaib and Mondaire Jones have introduced the End Child Poverty Act
This week, Rashida Tlaib and Mondaire Jones introduced the End Child Poverty Act in Congress. It’s a watershed bill
Opinion: The Corporate Attack on Our Democracy Is an Assault on the Working Class
When wages are stagnating at the same time that big business is accumulating a staggering amount of wealth, it
Study shows that carbon dividends should be coupled with education
Carbon dividends must be coupled with educational efforts to inform citizens about how much the carbon price is increasing
Public support for a universal basic income is dependent on the way it is funded
The concept of a universal basic income has received increased attention since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. But
Is opposition to basic income support for vulnerable adults informed by evidence or ideology?
Ideology is a frequent discriminatory stumbling block that fuels opposition to basic income support for millions of South Africans
A BIG deal: Universal basic income could resuscitate South Africa’s economy — report
Basic income support also helps boost investment aimed at improving nutrition, healthcare, housing and transport, the report adds. By:
Opinion: Basic income for people with disabilities would be a step forward for the whole UBI movement
Real headway is being made in securing a basic income for people with disabilities in Canada – and that’s
Opinion: COVID-19 Proved That Universal Basic Income Is Necessary
This pandemic is not the last crisis that the U.S. labor market is going to face. UBI offers protection
Opinion: It’s Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income in Washington State
Participants in the proposed program would receive monthly payments for up to three years equal to the cost of
More than twice as many Londoners back UBI as a way to build financial security after the pandemic than oppose it
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
Without the Child Tax Credit, many parents may have no choice but to quit their jobs
By covering part of the cost of daycare, Child Tax Credit checks have allowed many mothers to continue pursuing
Op-Ed: The Conservative Argument for Reviving the Child Tax Credit as COVID Lockdowns Ravage Families
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
Americans are beginning to report more difficulty paying routine bills
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
Welfare recipients forced to attend in-person appointments despite Omicron surge
People are being told they will have their benefits cut if they don’t attend job agency appointments, as government
Florida Democrat wins special election after promising UBI
By: Stephanie Akin. After a largely self-financed campaign that promised “universal basic income” from the government of $1,000 a month
Opinion: Democrats should be courting Romney, not Manchin
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
More than 5,400 families in the U.S. have received basic income pilot cash since 2018
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
The Child Tax Credit is money well spent
Parents and caregivers have put the money toward debt and household expenses, U.S. Census Bureau surveys have found. By Ella
Opinion: Radical hope may be coming from South Korea
Lee Jae-myung’s progressive platform in the presidential race could give transformative politics a boost globally. By Neil Howard Original
National framework for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income introduced in Canada
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
Panel proposes South Africa gradually start implementing basic income
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
Barbados Planning to Introduce Universal Basic Income
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