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A basic income guarantee is a system that regularly provides each citizen with a sum of money. Except for citizenship, a basic income is entirely unconditional.

A basic income guarantee would radically simplify the welfare state, and truly ensure that no one has to live in poverty. Its necessity will become increasingly obvious as more human labor is replaced by machines.


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What is Basic Income?

"A Basic Income is an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement" (Basic Income Earth Network, (BIEN)).


Basic Income is alternately referred to as a guaranteed annual income, citizen's income, citizen's dividend, social dividend, negative income tax, and others. For more see:

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This is a community space for discussion and advocacy of Basic Income schemes, with four main goals:


Educate. Increase publicity and support for Basic Income schemes, and explain their benefits.

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Money as Medicine – New England Journal of Medicine

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2024/04/26
15:41 UTC

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Why does everything get cheaper except houses?

Beyond the perceptions that "everything is more expensive", the data says otherwise on many subjects.

But the same does not happen with houses, in the data, in what others say, in reality, it is something expensive.

And this is one of the main problems as you know, also considering that the population will stabilize, even decrease, that would mean that the price of houses will decrease.

But something else happens, what is the "problem" with the price of houses, why is it still very expensive?

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2024/04/25
23:32 UTC

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Call for Papers: FRIBIS Annual Conference 2024: Towards the Development of a Full UBI?

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2024/04/25
19:14 UTC

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Wealth Distribution, Fixing Healthcare, & UBI

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2024/04/24
16:46 UTC

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"Productivity" Is A Policy Choice (Pitchfork Economics Podcast)

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2024/04/24
13:45 UTC

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Seattle Pilot doubles employment rates

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2024/04/24
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How To Get Wealthy In An Economy Broken For Young People

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2024/04/23
20:29 UTC

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The Future Of The Sharing Economy & Universal Basic Income

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2024/04/23
18:38 UTC

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