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Would building a decentralized autonomous arcology network be a long term solution to reduce poverty, reduce the cost of living, and house the homeless? One of the problems mentioned in several posts on basic income is that you can't pay enough of an 
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Erik Olin Wright is a Professor in the prestigious Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison — and a staunch advocate of a universal basic income. Wright was interviewed on the April 5th edition of the Berkeley-based radio show Against the Grain. In a broadcast of approximately 50 minutes, the distinguished sociologist explains why a basic income would not
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The recent announcement that the provincial government will fund a basic income pilot project had Windsor’s politicians clamouring to make the case that our city, struggling with chronically high unemployment and persistent poverty, was the perfect..
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In the last week or so, we've talked a lot about how automation is coming for our jobs. For our latest instalment, David Hall reports from Labour's Future of Wor
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Gerd Leonhard is an acclaimed European futurist; his popular videos are featured at IEET and he is a regular IEET contributing writer. In this interview I explore his opinions and forecasts on Basic Income Guarantee.
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For most people money is something that just exists. In order to receive money, someone needs to be willing to spend this money on you. This conception of money might lead to the false assumption that money is “neutral” and does not have any properties that are worth discussing. The process of issuing new money is highly obfuscated and hidden in the balance sheets of central and private banks. In contrast, for cryptocurrencies this process has become crystal clear. Mining, presales and proof of burn are concepts that have been tried out.
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A low basic income that destroys welfare-based solidarity mechanisms, could have very negative consequences.
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The underlying reason why Finland is able to even contemplate a basic income experiment at such a comprehensive scale.
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Seven out of 10 voters fully expect another referendum in Switzerland, and the beginning of a necessary national conversation.
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The basic income is attractive: it's individually empowering, it crosses ideological borders, it's a technocrat's dream... but it would have terrible social and moral consequences: xenophobia, inequality, and a rise in the power of Big Businesses.
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We can all agree on one thing: social assistance requires fundamental change. But a universal basic income is not it.
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If the super-rich actually paid what they owe in taxes, the US would have loads more money available for public services
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Ontario has announced it could soon be sending a monthly cheque to its residents as it plans to launch an experiment testing the basic income concept.
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This article considers the relation between basic income, questions of housing and issues of access to land.
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Srnicek & Williams “Inventing the Future” made quite a stir when it was released, as did their Accelerationist manifesto. As usual, when I hear such excitement I am concerned, concerned that a …
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At no point in the history of our species has human culture ever changed as rapidly as it is now–and I literally mean now, because by the time you get to the end of this article, I sus…
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“In a recent survey carried out by Kela, nearly 70% of respondents support the idea of a universal basic income, and most of them think it should be set at around 1000 euros per month.” The BIEN website gives a good breakdown about what...
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Venture capitalist Sam Altman explains how basic income could turn America into an incubator...
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We’re going to try something new—our first Request For Research.
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