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Andrew Yang Says He Plans To Expand His New York Mayoral Campaign's Basic Income Program...
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang is focusing his bid to lead the city on a basic income proposal that echoes his presidential campaign's $1,000 per month universal basic income. But unlike his presidential campaign plan, the new policy seeks to
By Anonymous Submission on 2021-01-15 17:32 UTC
Here's how the Silicon Valley dream of universal basic income slowly — then suddenly — became a solution for inequality in the US and abroad...
Andrew Yang will not be speaking at the Democratic National Convention. Yang and his supporters were disappointed by the news. The entrepreneur and former Democratic presidential candidate gained support for his progressive policies, including universal b
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-08-13 01:05 UTC
Andrew Yang launches nonprofit aimed at making his former campaign's ideas a reality...
Nearly a month after ending his long shot Democratic presidential campaign, Andrew Yang launched on Thursday a nonprofit group focused on making the central ideas of his campaign a reality.
By Anonymous Submission on 2020-03-06 16:03 UTC
In California, Stockton Is Running Its Own Experiment With A Universal Basic Income...
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As the Democratic debate kicks off on Wednesday, one town in California is experimenting with a version of universal income that is espoused by candidate Andrew Yang.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-11-21 19:27 UTC
Here's what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income...
Businessman Andrew Yang has centered his campaign around a $1,000-a-month universal basic income.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-07-09 18:25 UTC
Finland Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here's What Happened....
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The world's most prominent trial of universal basic income has ended -- and the first results are in.
By Anonymous Submission on 2019-02-10 05:15 UTC
Critics of universal basic income argue giving people money for nothing discourages working — but a study of Alaska's 36-year-old program suggests that's not the case...
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The Alaska Permanent Fund is tied to oil revenues and worth $65 billion. It has made an annual check of $1,000 to $2,000 available to virtually every citizen since 1982. The fear that giving people regular, no-strings-attached payments might discourage th
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-11-01 05:47 UTC
Y Combinator's $60 million basic-income experiment will begin next year...
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The tech incubator will finally begin its full-fledged basic-income test in 2019.
By aphrodite on 2018-08-29 03:41 UTC
Chicago May Become Largest City in U.S. to Try Universal Basic Income...
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Concerned that automation and unemployment will result in further political polarization, Alderman Ameya Pawar is promoting a pilot program to give $500 a month to 1000 Chicago families.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-16 21:38 UTC
Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?...
Richard Nixon had originally intended that every poor family of four in America with zero income would receive sixteen hundred dollars a year (the equivalent of about eleven thousand dollars today), plus food stamps; the supplement would fade out as earnings increased. He sought to be the President
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-03 15:40 UTC
Billionaire Richard Branson: America should give out free cash to fix income inequality...
"It's a disgrace to see people sleeping on the streets with this material wealth all around them," says iconic entrepreneur Richard Branson. He says Europe should have a basic income too.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-07-03 15:36 UTC
Facebook Co-Founder Wants To Slap $3 Trillion Tax On Rich To Pay For Universal Basic Income...
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Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wants to tax anyone who makes over $250,000 to the tune of nearly $3 trillion over ten years, then use the proceeds to provide universal basic income (UBI) to every working American who makes under $50,000 a year, includin
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-05-05 15:47 UTC
Can This Millennial Mayor Make Universal Basic Income a Reality?...
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Michael Tubbs is the 27-year-old leader of one of California's biggest cities. And he's using that position to try out some truly radical policy ideas.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-04-24 11:47 UTC
Finland is killing its world-famous basic income experiment...
While Finland's basic-income experiment is still attracting attention internationally, Finnish decision-makers have already made a silent U-turn, scrapping plans to extend the project.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-04-19 18:05 UTC
The entrepreneur who says there's a 'war on normal people' is running for president on a platform of giving nearly every American $1,000 each month...
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Andrew Yang argues that for capitalism to thrive in the United States, a universal basic income will have to help keep a generation of workers from being lost. His new book, "The War on Normal People," argues that a massive loss of jobs within the next 10-15 years is unavoidable. He advocates for a
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-04-07 17:23 UTC
Facebook Co-Founder: Government Should Pay $500 a Month to Workers Making Under $50K...
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Hughes says "definition of work" that would be required to qualify for the monthly benefit should be expanded to include a parent who takes care of their own child at home.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-03-03 14:11 UTC
A cradle-to-grave welfare system is best, but who would want it today? | Polly Toynbee...
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Beveridge’s work is being celebrated but 75 years on – and with public mood poisoned – his ideas would be a hard sell now
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-02-27 21:30 UTC
Why A.I. Has Made Universal Basic Income Support Skyrocket in Past Decade...
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Nearly half of Americans now support it.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-02-27 21:29 UTC
How Nixon was dissuaded from introducing a universal basic income...
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Letters: Things might have turned out differently had President Nixon not been reminded of Speenhamland, says David Beake. Plus Mike Higgins on how today's student loan system shows the feasibility of the sort of large taxation shift necessary for a U
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-02-27 21:29 UTC
Cash for all: Support mounts for universal basic income programs...
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More Americans are on board with programs that would provide regular checks, regardless of employment.
By Anonymous Submission on 2018-02-27 05:53 UTC

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