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+ == North America == + === Canada === + 'The $7,500 universal basic income experiment''''' 6 minute video at bbc.com] - A Canadian NGO, pairing up with the w:University of British Columbia, carried out a bold social experiment...
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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]].]] | [[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. | ||
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* 2019-12-03 | [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/03/what-would-happen-if-we-randomly-gave-poor-families-now-we-know/ Washington Post "global opinion" article 'What would happen if we randomly gave $1,000 to poor families? Now we know.'] | * 2019-12-03 | [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/03/what-would-happen-if-we-randomly-gave-poor-families-now-we-know/ Washington Post "global opinion" article 'What would happen if we randomly gave $1,000 to poor families? Now we know.'] | ||
* 2019-11-25 | [https://www-vox-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/future-perfect/2019/11/25/20973151/givedirectly-basic-income-kenya-study-stimulus 'A charity dropped a massive stimulus package on rural Kenya — and transformed the economy'], Vox.com article | * 2019-11-25 | [https://www-vox-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/future-perfect/2019/11/25/20973151/givedirectly-basic-income-kenya-study-stimulus 'A charity dropped a massive stimulus package on rural Kenya — and transformed the economy'], Vox.com article | ||
== Europe == | |||
=== Germany === | |||
* [https://www.businessinsider.com/germany-begins-universal-basic-income-trial-three-years-2020-8 '''''Germany is beginning a universal-basic-income trial with people getting $1,400 a month for 3 years''''' at businessinsider.com]. A trial by the [[w:German Institute for Economic Research]] ([[w:de:Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung]]) where the source of the funds were 140,000 private donors. Specs: 1200€ / month for 3 years: 120 recipients and 1380 subjects in the control group. | |||
== North America == | |||
=== Canada === | |||
* [https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p096hf4z/the-7-500-universal-basic-income-experiment '''''The $7,500 universal basic income experiment''''' 6 minute video at bbc.com] - A Canadian NGO, pairing up with the [[w:University of British Columbia]], carried out a bold social experiment: it handed C$7,500 (US$5,900) with no strings attached to a number of recently homeless people, then monitored them for several months. | |||
= Basic income in wikis = | = Basic income in wikis = | ||