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It is past time for a permanent basic income in Canada.

Now we have a country-level model, in an English speaking country, to start from.

#UBI #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #BasicIncome #Poverty #Culture #Art #Depression #Anxiety #LiveableIncome
https://rgmii.org/blog/thousands-more-artists-join-irelands-basic-income-plan/

Thousands more artists join Ireland’s basic income plan

Thousands more artists will soon receive direct payments as part of Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts plan, made permanent this year after a three-year pilot program was hailed as a massive success. “This is a gigantic step forward that other countries are not doing,” Ireland’s Culture

Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative • RGMII

teledyn 𓂀 Jun 22, 2022

This one for residents of #Canada out there in the Fediverse, #BillS233 for providing a minimum #liveableIncome for anyone over 17 is in second reading today. This link can send your voice of support to your senators and MP, and also links to the text of the bill.
#canpoli #basicincome #equity #inclusion

https://www.ubiworks.ca/guaranteed-livable-basic-income

Bills S-233 and C-223 for Unconditional Basic Income in Canada

Senator Kim Pate and MP Leah Gazan introduced Bills S-233 and C-223 for Unconditional Basic Income, a major step forward for our movement. Add your voice today and tell your MP and Senators to support Basic Income!

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Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters May 20, 2022

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> "…replace taxation brackets with a #flatTax rate. 👉 Additional top-up payments for aged, #disabled, #carers, etc, to match existing rates and achieve a minimum #liveableIncome for their needs. 👉 Net take-home income will not change substantially for many, but every citizen will receive the benefit of security that a UBI affords."

This above page also includes "replac[ing] #stampDuty with more equitable revenue streams such as #landTax".

Great policies deserve attention.