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Keep it quiet, but universal basic income is coming
Friday, March 27th, 2020
The rise of fascism and the Second World War required the creation of the full welfare state (which was previously restricted to meagre old age pensions) to avoid a replay the next time the economy tanked. The current emergency may be fostering the rise of ideas previously seen as too radical to contemplate, but nobody is saying “universal basic income” yet.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Hunger in Canada is primarily an income problem
Friday, October 4th, 2019
… when people qualify for the Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement at 65, their risk of food insecurity declines by 50 per cent. Similarly, in Newfoundland and Labrador, food insecurity rates among social assistance recipients decreased by almost half following an increase in income support rates.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, poverty, standard of living
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