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- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Universal Basic Income https://futurism.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-universal-basic-income/ 4 comments
- Want Your Country to Thrive? Give Geniuses a Universal Basic Income https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-12-06/your-country-s-geniuses-deserve-a-universal-basic-income 239 comments
- Andrew Yang wants to run for president promising universal basic income https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/andrew-yang-wants-to-run-for-president-promising-free-cash-handouts.html 2 comments
- New dutch political party wants € 1,000 basic income for everyone http://translate.google.com/translate?act=url&ie=UTF-8&js=n&prev=_t&sl=nl&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hetkanwel.net%2F2013%2F10%2F22%2Fnieuwe-politieke-partij-wil-e1-000-basisinkomen-voor-iedereen%2F 91 comments
- PM of Canada Wants to Bring in a Basic Annual Income to Replace Social Insurance [pdf] http://convention.liberal.ca/files/2014/02/Priority-Resolutions-EN.pdf 2 comments
- British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/british-farmers-want-basic-income-to-cope-with-post-brexit-struggles 9 comments
- Want A Basic Income? Apply To Be In This Documentary https://www.fastcompany.com/40422026/want-a-basic-income-apply-to-be-in-this-documentary 9 comments economy
- Andrew Yang Wants You To Vote For A $1,000-A-Month Basic Income In 2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/40549433/andrew-yang-wants-you-to-vote-for-a-1000-a-month-basic-income-in-2020 139 comments politics
- New Zealand wants to debate a universal basic income http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/77710601/labour-leader-andrew-little-promises-debate-on-universal-basic-income 14 comments worldnews
- 2020 Presidential candidate Andrew Yang wants to establish universal basic income. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/12/andrew-yang-on-universal-basic-income-and-running-for-president.html 360 comments politics
- Canada province wants to give each of its citizens a basic income http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canda-universal-basic-income-prince-edward-island-pilot-programme-a7462916.html 47 comments worldnews
- Of Course We Can Afford A Universal Basic Income: Do We Want One Though? http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/06/04/of-course-we-can-afford-a-universal-basic-income-do-we-want-one-though/#4bffe98de00a 9 comments economy
- Denver entrepreneur wants to test a monthly basic income for the city's homeless https://www.denverpost.com/2021/04/29/denver-homeless-basic-income-money/ 7 comments politics
- Andrew Yang is running for New York mayor. He wants universal basic income — and TikTok Hype Houses. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/14/andrew-yang-mayor-nyc-tiktok/ 53 comments politics
- Poll: Younger voters want universal basic income while older ones reject it overwhelmingly https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/435278-poll-most-voters-oppose-a-universal-basic-income-programs 1010 comments politics
- Sikkim, a tiny state in India, wants to pay its 610,500 citizens a universal basic income https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2182595/tiny-state-india-wants-pay-its-610500-citizens-universal-basic 233 comments worldnews
- NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Yang wants MSG, tax exempt landlords to pay for his universal basic income plan https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/03/15/andrew-yangs-nyc-universal-basic-income-plan-would-see-msg-tax-exempt-landlords-pay.html 88 comments politics
- British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/british-farmers-want-basic-income-to-cope-with-post-brexit-struggles 214 comments worldnews
- Meet the Democratic businessman who wants to beat Trump in 2020 and give every American a basic income: 'Donald Trump gives entrepreneurs a bad name' https://www.businessinsider.com/andrew-yang-beat-trump-universal-income-2018-8 142 comments politics
- This California gubernatorial candidate wants state-funded 'universal basic income' for everyone http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-ca-essential-politics-updates-for-zoltan-istvan-transhumaist-and-1487793348-htmlstory.html 12 comments politics
- 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
- Facebook co-founder wants to repeal Trump tax cuts to pay for a $500 per month basic worker income https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/18/facebook-co-founder-chris-hughes-repeal-trump-tax-cuts-to-pay-for-a-basic-income.html 334 comments politics
- You Want A Basic Income? Here's How We Might Actually Do It: Andy Stern, former head of the SEIU, makes the case for a universal payment to end poverty—and offers a strategy for how we get there. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3059419/you-want-a-basic-income-heres-how-we-might-actually-do-it 100 comments politics
- British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles - Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/british-farmers-want-basic-income-to-cope-with-post-brexit-struggles 2 comments europe
- 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
- Big Tech is “scary” because it wants to be the solution to everything, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says - On the latest Recode Decode, de Blasio called for antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, and dismissed universal basic income as a cure-all in the face of job automation. https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/9/16/20867340/bill-de-blasio-2020-new-york-city-nyc-jobs-religion-robot-tax-recode-decode-kara-swisher-podcast 5 comments technology
- Elon Musk just endorsed a presidential candidate few people have heard of because he wants to give everyone in the US $1,000 per month for free. Here's what basic income is and how Andrew Yang's plan to solve America's wealth-gap crisis would work. https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-basic-income-2016-8?utm_content=bufferd24ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer-ti&fbclid=iwar2j-pgwizg5z3ccberclytk1ijheq8sxnl4-4yg-9s2chm3yje7fy2e2eq 831 comments worldnews
- Tech billionaires got rich off us. Now they want to feed us the crumbs. In a future where robots take our jobs, the tech elite see universal basic income as a fair exchange. But don’t forget – their wealth came from what we provided. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/16/universal-basic-income-equality-tech-silicon-valley 13 comments politics
- Tech billionaires got rich off us. Now they want to feed us the crumbs. In a future where robots take our jobs, the tech elite see universal basic income as a fair exchange. But don’t forget – their wealth came from what we provided. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/16/universal-basic-income-equality-tech-silicon-valley 10 comments technology
- Why Airlines Want to Make You Suffer: In 2013, the major airlines combined made about $31.5 billion in income from fees for extra legroom, early boarding, baggage, wi-fi, etc. Basic service, without fees, must be sufficiently degraded in order to make people want to pay to escape it. http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/airlines-want-you-to-suffer?intcid=mod-most-popular 306 comments technology