singular_me
10th May 2017, 03:19 PM
what I see is that as long as people can still earn money under the table and that cash is still here, people will applaud UBI... but wait for the cashless society and automation to kick in, and that will be EPIC
according to the site it seems like universal basic income will be here much sooner than we think
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ONTARIO, CANADA: Government Announces Details of Minimum Income Pilot
April 25, 2017
A press release issued on April 24 indicates that 4,000 individuals between ages 18 and 64 will be selected to participate in the study. According to Wynne, participation will be voluntary, but few other details concerning the selection of participants are currently available. Contrary to some initial speculations, it appears that the study will not include a saturation site.
Participants in the study will be assigned either to a control or treatment group. Those in the treatment group will be eligible for the following benefits, to be paid in cash:
Up to $16,989 per year for a single person (with the amount reduced by 50% of the amount of any income earned on top of the benefit).
Up to $24,027 per year for a couple (with the amount reduced by 50% of the amount of any income earned on top of the benefit).
Up to an additional $6,000 per year for a person with a disability.
http://basicincome.org/news/2017/04/ontario-canada-government-announces-details-guaranteed-minimum-income-pilot/
according to the site it seems like universal basic income will be here much sooner than we think
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ONTARIO, CANADA: Government Announces Details of Minimum Income Pilot
April 25, 2017
A press release issued on April 24 indicates that 4,000 individuals between ages 18 and 64 will be selected to participate in the study. According to Wynne, participation will be voluntary, but few other details concerning the selection of participants are currently available. Contrary to some initial speculations, it appears that the study will not include a saturation site.
Participants in the study will be assigned either to a control or treatment group. Those in the treatment group will be eligible for the following benefits, to be paid in cash:
Up to $16,989 per year for a single person (with the amount reduced by 50% of the amount of any income earned on top of the benefit).
Up to $24,027 per year for a couple (with the amount reduced by 50% of the amount of any income earned on top of the benefit).
Up to an additional $6,000 per year for a person with a disability.
http://basicincome.org/news/2017/04/ontario-canada-government-announces-details-guaranteed-minimum-income-pilot/