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Progressives and the Guaranteed Income Debate
Tuesday, March 15th, 2016
… the GMI seems to rest on the problematic idea of the primacy in all instances of individual choice, specifically our choices in the “market”… It could further fortify our atomization and the powerful ‘to each their own’ morality. Once the money transfer is made, everyone is on their own to fend for themselves. Society has done its part, people will choose what to do with the money. Responsibility to one another stops and starts there.
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Explore idea of guaranteed minimum income, parliamentary committee says
Sunday, March 13th, 2016
The finance committee tabled a pre-budget report Friday that pushes for a study and pilot project on basic income, which is seen as a way to lift people out of poverty. The idea, which was not in the Liberal election platform, was among 56 recommendations in a document that encouraged the federal government to act on a broad range of subjects… The report also recommended Ottawa examine the feasibility of a universal, national, prescription drug program
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Designing a housing allowance program
Friday, March 11th, 2016
This paper describes a series of design options for housing allowances and compares their advantages and disadvantages. The five options range from a rent supplement that provides extra funding for those with high rent, up to a housing allowance meant to pay as much as the full cost of a modest rental apartment for those with little or no income.
Tags: budget, housing, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Let’s get the basic income experiment right
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
Quite simply, individuals whose incomes fall below a certain threshold get topped up to a level that would meet basic needs. This streamlined approach would replace existing social assistance programs, and would provide much-needed income security for the increasing numbers of Canadians in precarious and part-time work. If designed correctly, it should also eliminate some of the perverse incentives of the “welfare wall” that institutionalize poverty in Canada.
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A Basic Income For Ontario? Province Plans Pilot Project As Part Of Budget
Sunday, February 28th, 2016
The government of Ontario is planning to launch a pilot project to test out a guaranteed basic income. What that pilot project will look like, and what it will cost, is not yet known… Premier Kathleen Wynne said it would “work with communities, researchers and other stakeholders in 2016 to determine how best to design and implement a Basic Income pilot.” Finance Minister Charles Sousa said the province will decide whether to make a basic income permanent on the basis of that pilot project
Tags: budget, disabilities, featured, ideology, participation, pensions, poverty, standard of living
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It’s Time For Canada To Test A Basic Income
Friday, February 26th, 2016
A basic income would work as a tax credit administered through the taxation system similar to the Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors. If someone earns less or has less than the poverty line, they would simply be topped up to a point above the poverty line. Now this wouldn’t be the good life but it would ensure that all Canadians would have an income that covers the basic necessities — clothing, food and decent shelter. It would provide a floor, a foundation that low income people could then build upon for a better life.
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Liberals invite guaranteed-income expert to speak at pre-budget hearings
Friday, February 19th, 2016
… health economist Evelyn Forget told the House of Commons finance committee on Thursday that evidence clearly shows the merit of replacing many existing social assistance programs with a guaranteed income of about $18,000 for every Canadian. Additional income would be clawed back at a rate of 50 per cent until the benefit is fully repaid. The goal is to eliminate extreme poverty while keeping a financial incentive to work.
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Canada’s minimum income experiment and the fight against poverty
Friday, February 19th, 2016
… the Mincome program results based on health and social outcomes proved it to be a success… [with] overall positive effects for the entire town of Dauphin… “Mincome offered stability and predictability; families knew they could count on at least some support, no matter what happened to agricultural prices or the weather. They knew that sudden illness, disability or unpredictable economic events would not be financially devastating
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Canadians should call this pension plan scheme what it is — a shell game, not a savings plan
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
… expanding the CPP and creating the ORPP will actually only worsen the “under-savings” problem for the bulk of the middle class… at precisely the time they need their income for expenses such as children, mortgages and, yes, savings. Increasing mandatory CPP contributions and imposing ORPP contributions will decrease their ability to fund all of these costs. Unless they adjust their lifestyle in consequence…
Tags: budget, ideology, participation, pensions, standard of living
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Testing guaranteed annual income
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
Evidence shows that Mincome was a resounding success and therefore we endorse your call for a renewed set of pilots. / The elephant in the room is that it lets government and business off the hook. Governments need no longer maintain the pretense of full employment, and companies can continue to be subsidized by the state, offering low-paid, part-time work to fewer people.
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