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The Case for a Universal Basic Income | Free Lunch on Film

Dec 20, 2021 • The coronavirus pandemic has opened the door to radical economic reform, argues FT columnist Martin Sandbu. A no-strings regular cash transfer to everyone could shake up the welfare system, bring new economic security, and create more opportunities for all. Welcome to Free Lunch on Film where unorthodox economic ideas are put to the test.

Wales to Launch Pilot Universal Basic Income Scheme

THE GUARDIAN: Campaigners hail ‘huge moment’ as first minister commits to trials of payments to cover living costs

A pilot universal basic income (UBI) scheme is to be launched in Wales, the first minister, Mark Drakeford, has revealed.

The new minister for social justice, Jane Hutt, a close ally of Drakeford’s, will be asked to work on the pilot.

Under a UBI system, every citizen, regardless of their means, receives regular sums of money for life to cover the basic cost of living. Its proponents argue that it can alleviate poverty and give people time to retrain and adapt to changing workplaces, be more creative and become more active and engaged. » | Steven Morris | Friday, May 14, 2021

To Save the British Economy, Don't Just Open Shops – Give People the Cash to Spend

THE GUARDIAN: Rishi Sunak needs to think radically by introducing a universal basic income until this crisis passes

My local high street has refitted itself for today’s reopening of non-essential shops, enabling customers to stay 2 metres apart. Businesses have spent thousands in a frantic attempt to stave off imminent bankruptcy. Yet within a week that money may have to be spent again, as Boris Johnson teases that he may change the distancing rule from 2 metres to 1 metre.

This is toy-town government. Nowhere else in Europe seems to be behaving in this way. The image is of toffs in secure jobs playing maths with other people’s lives.

Shopkeepers are victims not of any disease but of a panicked political response to disease, to deprive them of trade. Plenty of other countries, among them Japan, Sweden and South Korea, did not close their retail sectors. With scientists refusing to take sides on the 2-metre rule, the block seems to lie with ministers who so inflated people’s fear they now dare not return to normality. » | Simon Jenkins | Monday, June 15, 2020

Universal Basic Income Would Give Americans ‘Breathing Room’ During the Crisis | MSNBC

Springboard to Progress CEO Aisha Nyandoro discusses the results of her organization’s guaranteed income program for mothers in Jackson, MS and why we can’t afford to stigmatize poverty during the pandemic.

Rutger Bregman on Universal Basic Income | Sydney Opera House

Our day-to-day reality – life expectancy, health, wealth, and education – was considered unrealistic and utopian in the eighteenth century. So, what's next?

Rutger Bregman, Dutch historian and author, explores how utopian ideals like a basic living income and a fifteen-hour work week could become a reality in our lifetime.

Why We Should Give Everyone a Basic Income | Rutger Bregman | TEDxMaastricht

Yanis Varoufakis: Basic Income Is a Necessity

Future of Work – 04.05.2016, Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute.

Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Minimum Wages: Progressive or Regressive?

Finland recently decided to end its Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiment, but the debate about whether UBI is progressive or regressive rages on. We speak to Economist Katherine A. Moos of the Political Economic Research Institute, UMass.

Ed Miliband on Universal Basic Income - BBC Newsnight

Kirsty Wark is joined by former Labour leader Ed Miliband to discuss the idea of a universal basic income.

Universal Basic Income (UBI) Is Coming

The mayor of Stockton, California is pushing for a universal basic income program. The Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED) project aims to distribute $500 per month to the “most vulnerable” citizens, no strings attached. RT America’s Natasha Sweatte reports.

Richard D. Wolff on the Basic Universal Income & Role of Technology in Capitalism

Why Everyone Should Have a Basic Income | Guy Standing | TEDxKlagenfurt

Have you ever feared that moment of economic insecurity? Encountered some unpredictable event, lost a job or simply just left the university not knowing what’s to come. Guy Standing talks about how flexible economic practices create conditions of uncertainty and unpredictability in our life, we might soon face a disruption of the whole economic system. He shows how basic income can be vital and affordable tool to respond to the changing world of work.

Guy Standing, who is a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, has written books about social uncertainty and economic insecurity. In his bestseller “Basic Income: A 21st Century Economic Right”, he argues that “Every person, regardless of age, sex, marital status or work status, should have the right to a basic income, adequate to enable him or her to cover basic needs.”

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.

Varoufakis - Why the Universal Basic Income Is a Necessity - by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute

German Startup Makes the Case for Universal Income