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mahigan

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2. There isn't anything new about this

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Dec 6, 2017, 01:17 AM

Dec 2017

This idea has been around since the 1930s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income_in_Canada and was actually tested in Manitoba in the 1970s but the plan was never completely implemented https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mincome.

I have heard that the federal Conservative Party under Joe Clark had studied the idea and determined it was feasible but the party did not include it in its election platform because they didn't believe Conservative Party members would approve of the idea. (I have no link for this.)

It is gaining appeal again because of the threatened impact on jobs by technological innovations that will render large numbers of jobs obsolete.

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Canadian province trials basic income for thousands of residents [View all] applegrove Dec 2017 OP

I'm really riveted by this Saviolo Dec 2017 #1

There isn't anything new about this mahigan Dec 2017 #2

But they are testing it to get data on how incredible the difference to applegrove Dec 2017 #3

This is incredibly important mahigan Dec 2017 #4