A guaranteed basic income is a promising tool for contributing to sustainability and justice across agriculture and fishing sectors.
Putting money in the pockets of Canadians most in need via the grocery rebate or a guaranteed basic income has myriad benefits for people, families and the economy.
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Initiatives like the federal government’s new grocery rebate are only a small step towards ending food insecurity in Canada. A broader guaranteed basic income is long overdue.
The federal government’s grocery rebate will provide one-time monetary relief to 11 million low- and modest-income Canadians and families.
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While decent housing and food are fundamental human rights, they are often treated separately, and primarily as commodities. How can we tackle housing and food insecurity together, and better?
Recent developments in the organisation of production have led to the decline of wage employment across much of the world.
Starting in October 2021, SNAP benefits will be 25% higher than before the pandemic due to a lasting policy change.
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An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning up to about $100,000 per year – and why it would be worth it.
Justin Trudeau’s government initiated the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit to help people who lost their jobs during the pandemic. Why not make such a program permanent?
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The ability of food banks to meet the needs of food insecure Canadians has plummeted just when it is needed most. But food banks have never been able to address the reason people are going hungry.
A universal basic income could provide financially precarious people with the money they need. And it would keep money flowing through the financial system.
Andrew Yang wants to give Americans $1,000 a month.
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Francis Townsend had a similar if less ambitious idea in the 1930s that never got through Congress but ended up making Social Security a lot more generous.
The cancellation of Ontario’s basic income pilot not only violates our ethical obligations to participants. It also means forfeiting a valuable research opportunity on income security.