- Why Should We Support the Idea of Universal Basic Income? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-santens/why-should-we-support-the_b_7630162.html 12 comments politics
- Could Russia introduce universal basic income? Former President Medvedev, now leader of governing United Russia, supports idea https://www.rt.com/russia/500261-medvedev-universal-basic-income/ 25 comments economy
- A majority of Americans oppose Medicare for All (54%), but support Medicare for All Who Want It (70%). Most think that a Universal Basic Income is a bad idea (66%). Most think that a Green New Deal is a good idea (63%). https://www.reddit.com/r/inslee2020/comments/cgzgel/a_majority_of_americans_oppose_medicare_for_all/ 53 comments moderatepolitics
- A decades-long study found that the link between money and happiness has only gotten stronger — and it could support the idea of universal basic income https://www.businessinsider.com/strong-link-between-money-happiness-universal-basic-income-2020-7?fbclid=iwar18xxvs6nzprzgbyaea4ct2r9ajehkiyxp7h4e-r2z6x2hufqf96him544 11 comments politics
- Sheffield council backs universal basic income trial - Sheffield has moved closer to becoming one of the first UK cities to trial universal basic income after the council formally lent its support to the idea. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/12/sheffield-council-backs-universal-basic-income-trial 3 comments worldnews
- Ebay founder backs universal basic income test with $500,000 pledge - "The idea of a universal basic income has found growing support in Silicon Valley as robots threaten to radically change the nature of work." http://mashable.com/2017/02/09/ebay-founder-universal-basic-income/#rttetaj3rmqg 791 comments technology
- A Universal Basic Income Is The Bipartisan Solution To Poverty We've Been Waiting For - "What if the government simply paid everyone enough so that no one was poor? It's an insane idea that's gaining an unlikely alliance of supporters." http://www.fastcoexist.com/3040832/world-changing-ideas/a-universal-basic-income-is-the-bipartisan-solution-to-poverty-weve-bee 27 comments politics
- Universal Basic Income Favored in Canada, U.K. but Not in U.S. - A recent survey finds a slight majority of Americans opposed to a UBI program as a way to support workers displaced by AI adoption. Conversely, about three-fourths of residents in the U.K. and Canada favor the idea. https://news.gallup.com/poll/267143/universal-basic-income-favored-canada-not.aspx 145 comments worldnews
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We should be excited about automation” - proposal suggests that those who are displaced would receive a universal basic income, an idea that a 2018 Gallup poll found was supported by 68% of Democrats and 28% of Republicans. https://www.fastcompany.com/90314386/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-we-should-be-excited-about-automation 316 comments politics