Reading Time: 3 minutes While it is easy to blame globalization for the job losses, the real culprits are increased automation and investment in software
Tag: Guaranteed annual income
It’s time to talk about a BIG idea to end poverty
Reading Time: 3 minutes A basic income guarantee would ensure every Canadian has money to meet basic needs for food, shelter, heat and clothing – and it would ensure better health
Ontario’s basic income pilot won’t fly
Reading Time: 4 minutes An unconditional cash transfer may encourage dependency on government, and discourage people from finding work and improving their lives
The unsteady foundation of basic income proposals
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many people, especially seniors, could see a drop in their incomes under a guaranteed annual income
The guaranteed annual income is back!
Reading Time: 3 minutes For proponents, the key to an affordable guaranteed basic income is that it wouldn’t be layered on top of existing welfare arrangements
It’s time to test a basic guaranteed annual income
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even with all the social supports in place, the resulting income is often only enough to maintain a family in poverty
What we can learn from a Basic Income Guarantee pilot
Reading Time: 3 minutes Improving health may be one of the most important outcomes
Creating an effective guaranteed annual income challenging
Reading Time: 3 minutes One appeal of the GAI rests on the potential to reduce government administrative costs by simplifying the income support system
Premier Notley right to reconsider $15 minimum wage
Reading Time: 4 minutes Too much at stake for Alberta workers to enter the “uncharted waters” of a $15 minimum wage without assessing the potential dangers
Basic income just what the doctor ordered
Reading Time: 4 minutes Time to start prescribing healthy incomes