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We're starting out the day talking about the Finland UBI experiment, and of course the first thing mentioned is just how much misinformation and propaganda is out there about the experiment.
Here's my summary of the Finland story:
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Here's my summary of the Finland story:
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"A lot of people that need UBI most are mostly invisible in Norway... They're just falling through the cracks."
This is one of the things that I think progressives have the hardest time coming to terms with. Without UBI, all safety nets have holes, even in the Nordic nations.
This is one of the things that I think progressives have the hardest time coming to terms with. Without UBI, all safety nets have holes, even in the Nordic nations.
I'm in Oslo, Norway, and the UBI Nordic 2019 conference has just begun. Here's the link to the live stream.
#BasicIncome #UBI #UBINordic
#BasicIncome #UBI #UBINordic
VAT is the most efficient tax that exists, besides other corrective taxes like carbon taxes, and land value taxes. Instead of taxing what people put into the economy, VAT taxes what people take from the economy. VAT on its own is regressive but with UBI is the optimal tax system. 
"I want real freedom of movement in Europe where people have the ability to move, but they also have the ability to stay."
Barb Jacobson making the vital point that an EU-wide dividend would not only eliminate holes in national UBI systems, but also reduce desperation migration.
Barb Jacobson making the vital point that an EU-wide dividend would not only eliminate holes in national UBI systems, but also reduce desperation migration.
