Category: Op-ed
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Basic Income the right thing to do
I am writing because I feel strongly that it is time for all Prince Edward Islanders to embrace the need for BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE (BIG). Much work has already been done to bring BIG information to communities across the Island. The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income has spent the past twenty years working…
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Parties Endorse Basic Income: Parliamentary Budget Officer Presents Costing
The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income is encouraged that the Liberal Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party (NDP) brought forward basic income (BI) in their party conventions in early April. Advocates across the country had lobbied both parties to make basic income a priority. It is encouraging to see these two…
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Coronavirus financial crisis: nothing new for many
The PEI Working Group for a Livable Income highlights the fact that the novel Coronavirus (COVID19) is making visible the gaps in our current systems. There is a cross-the-board anxiety about how people will survive the economic crisis. For some groups and individuals, this means feeling this fear and risk for the first time. For…
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Let’s not go back to normal
The language of the “New Normal” is not comforting in that its main concern seems to be getting the economic system up and running again. This, of course, is necessary, but it does not imply any changes to the system of accumulation of wealth in the hands of the few. It does not imply a…
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BIG and the Federal Campaign Agenda
Basic Income Guarantee and the Federal Election Campaign Agenda For promoters and champions of Basic Income Guarantee (BIG), it is a disappointment that there has been little discussion of BIG in the 2015 election campaign. Judging by the content of the debates and election platforms, it would seem that there is complacency about the large…