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    [[File:Le revenu de base, une vieille idée.png|thumb|right|700px|[[w:Basic income|Basic income]] is not a new idea, but the automation with which we can do it is newer than these supporters [[w:Thomas More|Thomas More]], [[w:John Locke|John Locke]] and [[w:Thomas Paine|Thomas Paine]].]]
    '''Automatic Basic Income''' ('''ABI''') will be a necessity for the survival of humanity and the planet. Some call this UBI, where the 'U' stands for either "''Universal''" or "''Unconditional''", depending on who you ask.
    '''Automatic Basic Income''' ('''ABI''') will be a necessity for the survival of humanity and the planet. Some call this UBI, where the 'U' stands for either "''Universal''" or "''Unconditional''", depending on who you ask.



    Revision as of 12:27, 4 December 2019

    Basic income is not a new idea, but the automation with which we can do it is newer than these supporters Thomas More, John Locke and Thomas Paine.

    Automatic Basic Income (ABI) will be a necessity for the survival of humanity and the planet. Some call this UBI, where the 'U' stands for either "Universal" or "Unconditional", depending on who you ask.

    Organizations

    Possible sources of money for ABI

    • Our automation wealth in the w:free software stack, which causes falling costs for companies and societies and more services for less money
    • Improved taxation e.g. the new model proposed by the w:OECD
    • w:Helicopter money i.e. central bank stimulating economy by printing money and giving it to the reservoir to pay for ABI

    Addressing the need for tax reform

    ABI around the world

    Sikkim, India

    w:Sikkim is a state in India, which has successfully developed hydro power projects and subsequently produces almost 10x as much electricity than it consumes and they will roll out ABI in the early 2020s.

    Basic income in wikis

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