What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money?
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Daniel Straub remembers the night he got hooked on basic income. He had invited Götz Werner, a billionaire owner of a German drugstore chain, to give an independent talk in Zurich, where Straub was…
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Universal Basic Income Explained
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79 saves · From 2017 · What is UBI? How would free money change our lives. Kurzgesagt Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/cRUQxz Support us on Patreon so we can make more videos (and get...
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Who Really Stands to Win from Universal Basic Income?
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~18 min read · 121 saves · From 2018 · It has enthusiasts on both the left and the right. Maybe that’s the giveaway.
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Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a Policy Response to Current…
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78 saves · 2020-01-07 · Prominent people of different political persuasions have supported the idea of a universal basic income (UBI) to solve the major socioeconomic ills plaguing the United States. Proponents have put forth a variety of UBI plans to tackle income inequality, future work transitions and the complexity of existing benefits programs. But according to economists Melissa S. Kearney and Magne Mogstad in this sobering and eye-opening fact-check, the proposals fall far short of their intended outcomes and could be counterproductive. This illuminating study offers the economically and politically savvy some important food for thought.
WIRED
The Paradox of Universal Basic Income
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9 min read · 103 saves · From 2018 · Liberals and conservatives alike love—and fear—the idea of giving free money to everyone. But we have to try it anyway.
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Universal Basic Income Is Silicon Valley’s Latest Scam
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7 min read · 128 saves · From 2018 · Douglas Rushkoff · The plan is no gift to the masses, but a tool for our further enslavement
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Spain to become first country in Europe to roll out a universal basic income
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1 min read · 258 saves · 2020-04-06 · Kate Ng · Government plans to keep payments ‘a permanent instrument’ after pandemic is over
Nature
Money for nothing: the truth about universal basic income
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10 min read · 52 saves · From 2018 · Several projects are testing the idea of doling out funds that people can use however they want.
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Can Basic Income Plus The Blockchain Build A New Economic System?
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7 min read · 562 saves · From 2017 · To stop society’s unsustainable demand for ever-more resources, we need to decentralize and localize our economy. Combining the new ledger technology with UBI may be the way to make that happen.
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How to actually give people free money: The messy reality of UBI
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8 min read · 78 saves · 2020-04-27 · Jack Morse · With universal basic income (UBI) on everyone's lips, the process of reliably and consistently transferring cash remains surprisingly complex.
