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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 7h

🧠 Part 2: What problem is basic income actually trying to solve? Income insecurity. Poverty. Bureaucracy. Lack of opportunity. Its real promise: shifting from "Do I qualify?" to "I have an income floor." 👇🏾

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14h

🇰🇷 Gyeonggi’s youth basic income is still going. Introduced in 2019, the programme provides 1 million won a year to 24-year-olds, regardless of income. 25 of 31 cities and counties plan to continue programme in 2027 despite subsidy burden shift to 70% zurl.co/N9onq

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What if ending extreme poverty could actually cost less than we think? New research from Columbia Business School estimates that targeted cash transfers of around $318 billion a year, just 0.3% of global GDP, could reduce global extreme poverty to about 1% zurl.co/ip0kP

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧠 New series alert. We're breaking down basic income: what it is, who it's for, how it could be funded, and what it means for work and poverty. First up: basic income doesn't affect everyone the same way. Same payment, different effects. 👇🏾

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Amy Wilson has joined the board of the Income To Support All Foundation (ITSA). With more than two decades in HR technology at PeopleSoft, Oracle, SAP and Workday, Wilson brings experience in how technology, including AI, is reshaping work. Read more: zurl.co/Xo0Be

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧠 Did you know? 40 years of BIEN, 1 big question: what would it actually take to give everyone a basic income? Starting next week, we're breaking down the questions we get asked most: what it is, who it's for, how it's funded, and what it means for social policy. Stay tuned!

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What happens when Bitcoin and Basic Income meet? Two radical ideas. Bitcoin and Basic Income come from different traditions, but share important ideas about individual freedom, economic autonomy and a more open financial system. Free entry to the event. zurl.co/lTLbx

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Haenam-gun is preparing to join South Korea’s rural basic income pilot in 2027. The county is planning how basic income can do more than support household incomes by keeping money circulating in local economies and boosting small businesses. zurl.co/sQU9Y

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Spouses Jeff Atwood and Betsy Burton have pledged $50 million, half their wealth, over five years, with most going to guaranteed-income programmes in rural America providing unconditional cash to people and testing what direct income support can achieve.zurl.co/rjX5R

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What if communities could be directly rewarded for stewarding nature? Last month, Equal Right launched the Climate Commons Fund in Il Ngwesi, Kenya, a financial model combining Unconditional Cash Transfers with conservation. Here is a blog by the team:zurl.co/HIkQF

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What happens 18 months after guaranteed income payments end? The Denver Basic Income Project has released its 18-month report, examining how more than $10.8 million in cash assistance affected participants and what happened after payments stopped. zurl.co/m47eB

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The time for basic income is Now! During Basic Income Week, this letter-to-the-editor article reflects on lessons from the BIEN Congress 2026, decades of pilot projects and the lived experience of people affected by income insecurity. zurl.co/oRLo4

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Who should benefit when AI makes the economy more productive? Scott Santens argues for a Pigovian automation tax that could encourage a 4-day workweek at full pay, lower prices, or a “Displacement Dividend” for workers affected by automation. zurl.co/ekvM5

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Income inequality is more than a gap between rich and poor; it controls access to opportunity, security and economic power. Understanding how income is distributed, why inequality persist, and how it affects society is the basis for Universal Basic Income: zurl.co/nvBlX

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The road to Universal Basic Income is becoming harder to ignore. The question is no longer whether basic income deserves discussion, but what a workable UBI could look like and how we could build it. zurl.co/Xzu4A

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

South Korea is taking rural basic income a step further, connecting cash with local jobs, services and production. In 17 pilot regions, the goverment plans to support cooperatives, social enterprises and village enterprises to strengthen the local economy zurl.co/Plexk

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🎉 Today, at UTC 17:00, someone could win up to 5 years of Basic Income! UBI4ALL will select one lucky winner live, who will receive €9,600 in unconditional Basic Income. No conditions. No strings attached. Just basic income. Watch the raffle live at: zurl.co/A6Atn

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Boseong’s rural basic income is already boosting local economies. Within just 12 days of the first payment, the money flowed to supermarkets, restaurants, fuel providers, pharmacies and other businesses, strengthening household security and local economies.zurl.co/7yPkj

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Can guaranteed income help people stay out of prison? A Florida initiative has provided $800 a month for a year to 172 recently released people. The cash is unconditional, giving recipients room to pay bills, pursue education and rebuild their lives. zurl.co/XH7M2

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

What happens when families receive guaranteed income with no strings attached? The University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions is evaluating Ann Arbor’s Guaranteed Income Pilot, studying its effects on financial stability, employment, health and well-being. zurl.co/O2bB6

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Basic Income for Artists campaign pilot in Ireland found that participants spent 11 more hours a week on creative practice, giving artists more freedom to create, improving well-being, and making the arts more accessible to working-class people. zurl.co/O8TzG

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📣 The September UBI Pilots Network newsletter is out! This issue covers new data on guaranteed basic income pilots, research on whether financial gains persist after payments end, and more. Read and subscribe to get more updates on UBI pilots every month: zurl.co/FBY5X

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Scottish Government is taking another step toward basic income for artists. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed plans to pilot the culture scheme by 2031, alongside a commitment to increase funding by £100 million a year by 2028/29. zurl.co/E0Fof

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What happens when pandemic cash assistance ends? Guaranteed income advocates are now pushing to turn cash-assistance pilots into permanent public policy, showing how Governments can use existing budgets to provide direct cash during major life transitions. zurl.co/q9epO

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hwacheon, South Korea: County chief Kim Se-hoon is promoting a model that combines basic income payments with renewable-energy revenue sharing and local spending. Strengthening the local economy by keeping more money circulating within the community. zurl.co/QLnF4

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

South Korea has appointed a prominent Universal Basic Income advocate to a senior government role. Yong Hye-in, a two-term lawmaker and floor leader of the Basic Income Party, has been nominated as Minister of Gender Equality and Family. zurl.co/3EPGX

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

What does $500 a month mean to a family? Mandi Remington, a Johnson County Supervisor and former single mother struggling to make ends meet, argues that guaranteed income gives families something often missing: breathing room. zurl.co/ww3Ie

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A new opinion piece argues for a Universal Basic Income in Canada. The proposal calls for a standalone, CPP-style UBI fund that would provide a $2,600 monthly payment to every resident, while simplifying the current patchwork of income support programmes.zurl.co/dfuxF

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

South Africa is considering a new social grant for millions of people. The proposed Basic Income Grant would build on the existing Social Relief of Distress Grant and could provide longer-term income support to unemployed and low-income adults. zurl.co/5R1vw

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton understood something at the heart of basic income: trust. After the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfires, her My People Fund gave affected families $1,000 a month for six months, with no conditions on how they spent it. Scott Santens article pays tribute zurl.co/Vh6YJ

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A new IQRA article looks at how societies can build systems that ensure people have basic economic security and dignity. See how Zakat is a pillar of social protection and connect it to contemporary debates around Canada's proposed Basic Income Bill S-206.zurl.co/27dFy

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New Zealand’s Opportunity Party is putting universal basic income and wealth taxation at the centre of its economic platform. The party proposes a NZ$19,400 annual universal income for most residents, funded through a 1.75% annual land tax. Read more: zurl.co/m88ge

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As the BIEN World Congress takes place in Toronto, this CBC article looks at why advocates, researchers and former participants are gathering to discuss what basic income could mean for Canada and how lessons from past pilots can inform the future. zurl.co/3ZMPz

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BIEN Congress 2026 is here! This year’s theme, “Basic Income and the Polycrisis,” explores how unconditional income can help societies respond to interconnected challenges from inequality and climate change to AI and the future of work. Full programme here:zurl.co/QZBtG

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What if cities could turn natural resource wealth into a permanent source of income for residents? In Maricá, Brazil, oil revenues helped create a sovereign wealth fund that supports the city’s social programmes, including a basic income programme. zurl.co/m4FOG

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Stockton, California, gave 125 residents $500 a month for a two-year guaranteed-income pilot. The results challenged assumptions: recipients were more likely to be employed full-time, while also reporting greater financial stability and improved well-being zurl.co/WQswD

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Toronto is about to become the global centre of the basic income movement! This year’s theme, “Basic Income and the Polycrisis”, brings together Global researchers, advocates, policymakers and community organisers for the 25th BIEN World Congress.zurl.co/Rfncr

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New Zealand’s Opportunity Party is putting Universal Basic Income at the centre of its economic platform. Its proposed “citizen’s income” would provide NZ$19,400 a year to every citizen and resident aged 18+ unconditionally and replace several benefits.zurl.co/0Dzfb

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Libertarian congressional candidate in Iowa is proposing a radical overhaul of the U.S. tax and welfare system. Rick Stewart wants to eliminate income taxes and federal welfare programmes, arguing for a different approach to government and economic policy. zurl.co/PECh3

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

From the 1970s Mincome experiment to Ontario's Basic Income Pilot, Canada has already tested what income security can mean in people's lives. Canada's basic income story takes centre stage as the BIEN Congress 2026 comes to Toronto from Aug 19–22 zurl.co/aEBpX

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A Rabble.ca article looks at how Universal Basic Income could respond to the “polycrisis” from AI and insecure work to inflation, inequality and climate disruption. UBI is more than an income floor. It is social infrastructure for society. zurl.co/xv6bQ

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A new BIEN retrospective looks at a decade of pilots, research and real-world programmes from Finland and Kenya to Maricá and the Marshall Islands. The question is shifting from “Can basic income work?” to “How should we design it well?”zurl.co/S7xJO

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in South Korea has announced plans to develop a basic income model for artists by the end of 2026. The proposal will examine eligibility, payment levels, and delivery mechanisms for creative professionals. zurl.co/JpYSq

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

South Korea is taking a significant step toward strengthening support for creative workers by exploring Basic Income for artists. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced plans to develop a basic income model for artists by the end of 2026 zurl.co/486H3

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The August BIENs Piloters Newsletter is out! Ahead of the BIEN conference, we have a lot packed into this month's edition, featuring pilots in Uganda, research news, a lottery and a docuseries, all on the basic income movement. Read and subscribe for more. zurl.co/CE30r

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has reignited the debate over AI, Basic Income and the future of work, warning artificial intelligence is already changing hiring patterns, with money once allocated to hiring new employees increasingly being redirected to AI. zurl.co/mErwx

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Created after federal job cuts, the Baltimore Community Guaranteed Income Club is an innovative solution that allows members to voluntarily contribute a share of their income each month, which is then redistributed to members facing financial hardship. zurl.co/C095k

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Should the wealth created by AI be shared with everyone? This article examines the concept of an "AI dividend," using AI revenues through mechanisms such as sovereign wealth funds, public ownership, AI-specific taxes, or data licensing to provide BI.zurl.co/WBgAo

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new article from BIEN looks back at the decade when UBI moved from theory to real-world pilots. Focusing on the period 2006–2016, the article traces how pilots in Namibia, India, Brazil, Switzerland, and South Korea transformed the policy. zurl.co/qE0cw

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

What would Basic Income change for you in reality? UBI4ALL’s 10th Basic Income Raffle will be during the BIEN Congress in Toronto. One person will receive a total of €9,600 in Basic Income. Participation is completely free and open worldwide for 16+👉 zurl.co/iIvJJ

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