Universal basic income
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Universal basic income is a social welfare proposal in which all members of a given population regularly receive a minimum income in the form of an unconditional transfer payment, i.e., without a mean
In 2013, eight million 5-centime coins (one per inhabitant) were dumped on the Bundesplatz in Bern to support the 2016 Swiss referendum for a basic income (which was rejected 77% – 23%).
Philippe Van Parijs in his library
Omitara, one of the two poor villages in Namibia where a local basic income was tested in 2008–2009
Alaska Permanent Fund
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The Alaska Permanent Fund is a constitutionally established permanent fund and sovereign wealth fund managed by a state-owned corporation, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. It was established in
Universal basic income
…from the Bashir regime. Likewise, the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted some countries to send direct payments to its citizens. The Alaska Permanent Fund is a fund for all residents of the U.S. state of Alaska which averages $1,600 annually (in 2019 currency), and is sometimes described as the only example…
APFC board meeting in February 2020. Then-CEO Angela Rodell addresses the board.