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- A natural basic income experiment began in the mid-1990s and how the kids are doing as adults is incredible. They have fewer drug and alcohol problems, their average IQ is higher.academicminute.org Jane Costello, Duke University - Sharing the Wealth - The Academic Minute
Does profit sharing improve the community at large? In today’s Academic Minute, Jane Costello, a professor at Duke University’s Insitute for Brain Sciences, profiles an experiment involving just that. In 1994, a tribe of Cherokee Indians opened a casino and shared the profits directly with the commu...
and by age 26, the benefits of the UBI exceeded its cost by 3-to-1
- British farmers demand basic income to prevent bankruptcy in wake of Brexitwww.bigissue.com British farmers demand basic income to prevent bankruptcy in wake of Brexit
A universal basic income could save British farmers from ruin, campaigners have urged – and reinvent our “broken” agricultural system.
- Gen Z is full of financial angst despite inheriting a golden labor marketwww.cnn.com Gen Z is full of financial angst despite inheriting a golden labor market | CNN Business
Gen Z is coming into the workforce and — in the grand tradition of what Millennials cringe-ily called “adulting” — they’re complaining about how much easier older generations have had it financially.
- Wales' Basic Income Pilot Nominated for Innovation in Politics Awardinnovationinpolitics.eu Discover the Finalists of the Innovation In Politics Awards 2024 - The Innovation in Politics Institute
Vienna, 30 January 2024 – The Innovation in Politics Institute is proud to announce the finalists of this year’s prestigious Awards, which are assigned in 7 categories.
- Can $500 a month make a dent in Seattle-area poverty?www.kuow.org Can $500 a month make a dent in Seattle-area poverty?
About 100 people were selected for a 10-month “Guaranteed Basic Income” pilot in King County that launched in the fall of 2022.
- New Study: A $500 monthly basic income led to significant employment growth, enhanced savings, improved debt management, and better quality of lifewww.seakingwdc.org New Study Reveals Impact of $500 to Fight Poverty in King County — Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
A $500 monthly boost led to significant employment growth, enhanced savings, improved debt management, and better quality of life for diverse King County residents facing poverty. The Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Pilot, designed by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) and
- Millennials and Gen Z Like to Splurge on Groceries Over Anything Elsewww.businessinsider.com Millennials and Gen Z's trendy new splurge: groceries
Younger generations say they plan to spend more on groceries than travel, beauty, apparel, and fitness, according to a report from McKinsey.
- A conservative group is suing to stop a San Francisco basic income program that gives 55 struggling trans residents $1,200 a monthwww.businessinsider.com A conservative group is suing to stop a San Francisco basic-income program that gives 55 struggling trans residents $1,200 a month
San Francisco's GIFT program, which provides a guaranteed basic income for some trans people, is facing a legal challenge by conservatives.
- ‘It’s money’: the Britons who want children but feel they can’twww.theguardian.com ‘It’s money’: the Britons who want children but feel they can’t
Fertility rate in England and Wales has fallen to lowest rate since records began in 1939
- Chinese Gen Z and Millennials Aren't Saving for Retirement: Reportwww.businessinsider.com China faces a reckoning as disillusioned Gen Z and millennial workers refuse to save for retirement: report
The New York Times reported that some young people in China have stopped contributing to pensions over concerns around the aging population.
- Gen Zers and Millennials Are Giving up Medical Care Because of Costswww.businessinsider.com Gen Zers and millennials are skipping the doctor's office because they can't afford the bills
About two-thirds of Gen Zers and millennials avoided medical appointments last year because of high costs.
- Basic income is a concept Conservatives should championwww.hilltimes.com Basic income is a concept Conservatives should champion
Conservatives have an opportunity to prepare the Canadian economy, labour market, and social policy framework for the radically different economic future that is rapidly approaching.
- Opinion | Meet the Secretive Rich Funding Efforts to Keep Others Poor | Common Dreamswww.commondreams.org Meet the Secretive Rich Funding Efforts to Keep Others Poor | Common Dreams
With both millionaires and homelessness on the rise in the U.S., right-wing donors are bankrolling a nationally coordinated move to end experiments in basic income.
- Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.com Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.
A common question about universal basic income, or UBI, is how people spend the money, but early trials are showing promising results.
