More than 500 young people will be offered a no-strings-attached sum of £1,600 ($1,940) each month for two years from their 18th birthday in a universal basic income (UBI) experiment in Wales. On Tuesday, the Labour-led Welsh government announced that it will roll out the scheme from Friday, July 1 for “care leavers,” or adults…

Commentary  I have studied universal basic income (UBI) for years. In fact, at one time I was considering a research project about the benefits of UBI. I thought basic income was worthwhile with important core tenants (healthcare for children, poverty alleviation, etc.), but over time I realized I was wrong. Basic income in America is…

A Senate bill proposing a guaranteed basic income (GBI) could lead to bigger debt and deficits, higher taxes, and greater dependence on government by providing a disincentive to work, experts tell The Epoch Times. Bill S-233, introduced by Ontario Senator Kim Pate in November 2021, calls on the finance minister to “develop a national framework…

Commentary Today’s geopolitical emergency has driven domestic policy proposals off the front pages. In time, however, they will reemerge. One idea that is sure to see the light of day is the notion of a universal basic income (UBI), in which the government gives every citizen a regular cash handout regardless of need. UBI proposals,…

Commentary When a government wants to make a radical or controversial policy shift, it rarely will dive right into it. It will test the waters of public support using legislative tools to float trial balloons while maintaining the illusion that it has a degree of separation from the proponent of the policy. The federal government…

A California state lawmaker wants the government to give $500 a month to impoverished college students as a test for a controversial kind of social program known as universal basic income (UBI). Legislation that would create the program may be introduced later this month by Democrat Dave Cortese, a state senator who represents part of…

Commentary As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cracks down on everything, from video games to the housing sector, Party leader Xi Jinping has called on the country to strive toward “common prosperity.” China’s ever-increasing wealth gap must be addressed; this comes through the redistribution of wealth. Some China-friendly authors have called for Universal Basic Capital (UBC), which revolves around…

Liberal and NDP party members endorsed a plethora of left-leaning policies at their conventions this past weekend following Easter, but it is doubtful many will see their way into an election platform. Liberal Convention At the Liberals’ national convention held online April 8–10, party delegates embraced a national pharmacare program as their top priority. Prime…

A nationwide guaranteed basic income would cut poverty rates in Canada by half, but would come at the expense of working individuals, according to an analysis by the parliamentary budget officer (PBO). The PBO said several parliamentarians requested an analysis of the impacts of launching a national guaranteed basic income (GBI), which would provide each…

The city of Oakland is trying a new universal basic income program. The catch is that to qualify, you cannot be white. Meanwhile, the governor of Arkansas signed a new bill into law that will ban biological males from participating in women’s sports. A new report reveals that the Biden administration’s plan to house migrants…