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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe census and UBI are the most important things for 2020.
Whoever offers a UBI plan will win.
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The census and UBI are the most important things for 2020. (Original Post)
CK_John
Mar 2017
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shraby
(21,946 posts)1. I follow du as much as anyone. I don't know what UBI is. Could you 'splain
for those of us who can't keep up with all the acronyms?
radical noodle
(7,990 posts)3. Universal Basic Income
I believe.
shraby
(21,946 posts)6. Thank you. I see some countries are giving it a try.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)4. Universal Basic Income, My plan is to lower the SocSec age to 50yr. Read more.
Universal Basic Income
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/universal-basic-income-jeremy-corbyn-considering-labour-party-a7177121.html
Finland tests giving every citizen a universal basic income
Experiment to start in 2017 and include 2,000 randomly selected welfare recipients of free government money.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/universal-basic-income-finland-ubi-test-scheme-experiment-a7211241.html
dchill
(38,315 posts)2. Advocated by Richard Nixon.
He was actually more liberal than a lot of Dems today.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)5. I don't recall UBI being discussed in Nixon's time, I do some looking.,
dchill
(38,315 posts)8. Here, for one.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)7. UBI and Health Care for all/Medicare for all, would be a slam dunk winner.