Amid wide unemployment during Covid-19, basic income schemes have gained fresh relevance. A successful Canadian scheme that's over four decades old could provide a road map for others
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For two years the government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached – does Finland show the way to universal basic income?
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Twitter’s Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5 million to build the case for a universal basic income
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Universal Basic Income explained – free money for everybody? UBI
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If Universal Basic Income would be introduced, how would you stop prices from rising uncontrollably?
This question has been going through my head for quite some time. UBI has been talked about quite a bit now, and usually the question is if it should be introduced and if yes, how much should...
This question has been going through my head for quite some time. UBI has been talked about quite a bit now, and usually the question is if it should be introduced and if yes, how much should everyone get?
But how would you stop UBI from inflating the economy? If everyone suddenly gets 1000€/month purely because they exist, how do you stop rent from suddenly going up 1000€/month? How do you stop it from going up gradually?
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More than 50,000 people are set to get a basic income in a Brazilian city
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Alaska’s universal basic income problem
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Ontario’s basic income was working amazingly well before it got canceled
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Andrew Yang discusses UBI on Joe Rogan's podcast
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Y Combinator plans to start doling out $60 million next year to study universal basic income
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Debunking UBI funding schemes
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