Let’s refocus on a guaranteed annual income
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Jan. 20, 2011
Mr. Croll’s description of the situation Canada faced in the 1970s still echoes: “If the social welfare business of Canada had been in the private sector, it would have long ago been declared bankrupt. The reasons are not hard to find. Resistance to change, a stubborn refusal to modernize its thinking, a failure to understand the root causes of poverty, inadequate research and the bureaucracy digging in to preserve itself and the status quo, are some of the basic causes of the dilemma in which we find ourselves today.”
Tags: economy, featured, ideology, poverty, standard of living
Posted in Social Security Debates, Social Security History | 2 Comments »
If we let partisanship steer us, we’re in for a train wreck
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
August 12, 2010
On the issues that matter, innovation, not partisanship, will underline opportunities for progress. Right-wing think tanks will argue for less government, lower taxes and reduced regulation; left-wing competitors will argue for the opposite. The problem with this particular mix of perspectives is that it tends to paralyze, rather than energize, prospects for innovation… Recent bipartisan Senate reports on rural and urban poverty have called on governments for new thinking based on a basic income floor that obviates welfare and provides a measure of economic-base security that diminishes both poverty and its more expensive burdens on the rest of society.
Tags: economy, featured, Health, ideology, poverty
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In From the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
December 8, 2009
“As our research evolved, so too did our frustration and concern as we repeatedly heard accounts of policies and programs only making living in poverty more manageable – which essentially entraps people.” (Sen. Art Eggleton)
“The Committee’s recommendations demonstrate the crucial difference between spending, and spending wisely. By breaking the cycle of poverty once and for all, we will be investing in human empowerment – which will drive the health and prosperity of our cities and yield benefits for all of us.” (Sen. Hugh Segal)
Tags: housing, poverty
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