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- It Is Time For Basic Income http://hawkins.ventures/post/80304090196/it-is-time-for-basic-income 728 comments
- Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again. It Works Every Time https://gizmodo.com/universal-basic-income-has-been-tried-over-and-over-aga-1851255547 221 comments
- Time for a Guaranteed Basic Income? http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/01/14/universal-basic-income-government-welfare 165 comments
- Universal basic income of nearly $2000/mo to be trialed in UK for the first time https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/05/universal-basic-income-could-be-coming-to-england-for-the-first-time.html 89 comments
- Pelosi: It's time to consider universal basic income pushed by Andrew Yang https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8265053/Pelosi-says-time-consider-universal-basic-income-pushed-Andrew-Yang.html 137 comments
- ‘Time has come’ for universal basic income, says Scotland’s first minister https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/universal-basic-income-ubi-scotland-uk-nicola-sturgeon-coronavirus-a9498076.html 16 comments
- Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/03/california-universal-basic-income-study 21 comments
- Is it Time for a Universal Basic Income? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-universal-basic-income-ray-williams-jipfc 161 comments economy
- Why it's time for Universal Basic Income https://www.senatordeets.us/post/why-it-s-time-for-universal-basic-income 5 comments futurology
- It Is Time for Basic Income http://hawkins.ventures/post/80304090196/it-is-time-for-basic-income 7 comments politics
- Is it Time to Consider a Basic Income? http://wallstcheatsheet.com/business/is-it-time-to-consider-a-basic-income.html/?a=viewall 25 comments politics
- With increasing automation is it time for a Basic Income? http://hawkins.ventures/post/80304090196/it-is-time-for-basic-income 338 comments technology
- Universal Basic Income: An Idea Whose Time Has Come https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/universal-basic-income-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/ 51 comments politics
- Universal basic income, an idea whose time has come http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/universal-basic-income-an-idea-whose-time-has-8313798.php 104 comments politics
- Time to take Basic Income seriously http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2016/02/23-time-to-take-basic-income-seriously-reeves 26 comments politics
- Universal Basic Income: An Idea Whose Time Has Come http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2014/08/06/universal_basic_income_an_idea_whose_time_has_come_101209.html 37 comments politics
- 'Time has come' for universal basic income, says Sturgeon https://www.reddit.com/user/fatherthinger/comments/loxokl/time_has_come_for_universal_basic_income_says/ 53 comments economy
- Does coronavirus mean the time has come for a Universal Basic Income? https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/coronavirus-universal-basic-income-ubi-economy-covid-19-a9406616.html 71 comments politics
- Rethinking the Idea of a Basic Income for All (New York Times) http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/rethinking-the-idea-of-a-basic-income-for-all/ 46 comments politics
- Coronavirus pandemic raises question: Is it time for a basic income? https://globalnews.ca/news/6804097/canada-basic-income-policy/ 32 comments worldnews
- Conservatives, liberals, techies, and social activists all love universal basic income: Has its time come? http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-ubi-20170625-story.html 84 comments politics
- Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/03/california-universal-basic-income-study 111 comments politics
- That time when Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld ran a universal basic income experiment for Nixon https://qz.com/931291/dick-cheney-and-donald-rumsfeld-ran-a-universal-basic-income-experiment-for-president-richard-nixon/ 3 comments economy
- Thousands to receive basic income in Finland: a trial that could lead to the greatest societal transformation of our time http://nordic.businessinsider.com/thousands-to-receive-basic-income-in-finland-a-trial-that-could-lead-to-the-greatest-societal-transformation-of-our-time-2016-8 483 comments worldnews
- Thousands to receive basic income in Finland: a trial that could lead to the greatest societal transformation of our time http://www.demoshelsinki.fi/en/2016/08/30/thousands-to-receive-basic-income-in-finland-a-trial-that-could-lead-to-the-greatest-societal-transformation-of-our-time/ 82 comments europe
- One-Time Stimulus Checks Aren’t Good Enough. We Need Universal Basic Income. https://truthout.org/articles/one-time-stimulus-checks-arent-good-enough-we-need-universal-basic-income/ 564 comments politics
- Time is running out for the citizens' initiative urging the European Commission to support the unconditional right of individuals to a basic income. Have you signed it? https://eci.ec.europa.eu/014/public/#/screen/home 25 comments europe
- Is it time for a universal basic income? - Between a terrible outlook on trade in the future, and the replacement of workers by robots domestically – there is going to be a massive shrinking of the workforce. https://www.cnbctv18.com/views/is-it-time-for-a-universal-basic-income-252871.htm 27 comments economy
- ‘Time has come’ for universal basic income, says Nicola Sturgeon: Coronavirus prompts Scotland’s first minister to make UBI a policy priority. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/universal-basic-income-ubi-scotland-uk-nicola-sturgeon-coronavirus-a9498076.html 2493 comments worldnews
- Is it time for a universal basic income in India? Unconditional cash transfers may sound like a smart way to fight poverty, but questions remain over whether the country can afford it http://www.livemint.com/sundayapp/acg8sl4bvwzwbch3orumjo/is-it-time-for-a-universal-basic-income-in-india.html 37 comments india
- Let the robots take our jobs and pay for a universal basic income - "Companies will profit significantly from workforce automation, so the private sector will be able to afford shouldering this burden, while at the same time still making greater profits." https://qz.com/1034358/ubi-and-automation-could-be-the-symbiotic-solution-for-displaced-workers/ 1912 comments technology
- UN Calls For A Temporary Basic Income To Curb Coronavirus in Poor Nations - 'Unprecedented times call for unprecedented social and economic measures' https://time.com/5870438/basic-income-payments-coronavirus-u-n/ 3 comments worldnews
- Financial Times Editorial: Virus lays bare the frailty of the social contract. Radical reforms - such as basic income and wealth taxes - are required to forge a society that will work for all. https://www.ft.com/content/7eff769a-74dd-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca 101 comments economy
- GoodDollar: brainchild of Yoni Assia, co-founder/CEO of eToro. Wants to use cryptocurrency to provide universal basic income.“Twenty-five percent of the world population earns less than $2 a day. Half the world’s population lives on $5.50 a day. Developed economies have a hard time grasping..." https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israeli-crypto-project-wants-to-direct-money-to-those-who-need-it-most-1.10244220 7 comments cryptocurrency
- Six hours per year. That’s how much more time people with low incomes in the United States spend waiting for basic services, such as seeing a doctor or getting a haircut, compared to those of higher incomes. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01524-w 243 comments science
- “Unprecedented times call for unprecedented social and economic measures." Temporary basic income payments could stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by allowing the world’s poorest people to stay at home, according to a new report from the United Nations Development Programme. https://time.com/5870438/basic-income-payments-coronavirus-u-n/ 19 comments worldnews
- Because It's Time for 'New, Radical Ideas,' TED Talk on Universal Basic Income Gets Thunderous Applause: 'Just imagine how much talent we would unleash if we got rid of poverty once and for all,' said historian Rutger Bregman during talk https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/26/because-its-time-new-radical-ideas-ted-talk-universal-basic-income-gets-thunderous 709 comments worldnews
- Bill Gates says it's too early for basic income, but over time 'countries will be rich enough' - "The automation of American labor through robotics and artificial intelligence doesn't motivate Gates to push for UBI like it does for many advocates." http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-basic-income-2017-2?r=us&ir=t 4 comments technology
- Canada is betting on a universal basic income to help cities gutted by manufacturing job loss - “It’s time [we] start considering some kind of basic income because of the changing nature of work due to automation” https://qz.com/914247/canada-is-betting-on-a-universal-basic-income-to-help-cities-gutted-by-manufacturing-job-loss/ 10 comments technology
- Food Bank Canada recommends creating a national basic income to curb the "unacceptably high" reliance on food banks, after drastic surges in use since last year. In March, 863,492 people received food from a food bank in Canada, up 1.3 per cent from the same time last year and 28 per cent from 2008. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/food-bank-report-2016-1.3850897 120 comments worldnews