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Post by Admin on Dec 31, 2017 8:32:07 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 7, 2018 12:08:57 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 17, 2018 8:59:55 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2018 8:27:50 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 25, 2018 19:55:38 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 27, 2018 20:01:57 GMT
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Post by snowstorm on Jan 28, 2018 18:56:43 GMT
The freedom of a certain amount of choice with less stress, sounds a good way to allow people to create and enjoy life in a different way.
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2018 12:01:31 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 12, 2018 10:01:15 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 12, 2018 10:04:48 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 18, 2018 10:51:01 GMT
Universal Basic Income – An Invaluable Benefit? Imagine living in a society where each and every citizen receives a monthly payment from the government which meets their “basic necessities” regardless of their circumstances. The idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) has gained considerable popularity of late – not just among leftists but also with right-wing pro-capital proponents. What if it were possible to adopt an ideology which utilised both socialism to get people what they need and capitalism to give people what they want? savetheearth.coop/blog/debate-universal-basic-income/
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Post by Admin on Feb 24, 2018 7:37:27 GMT
“Make no mistake. The greatest destroyer of ecology. The greatest source of waste, depletion and pollution. The greatest purveyor of violence, war, crime, poverty, animal abuse and inhumanity. The greatest generator of personal and social neurosis, mental disorders, depression, anxiety. Not to mention the greatest source of social paralysis, stopping us from moving into new methodologies for personal health, global sustainability and progress on this planet, is not some corrupt government or legislation.
Not some rogue corporation or banking cartel. Not some flaw of human nature and not some secret cabal that controls the world. It is the socioeconomic system itself at its very foundation.”
~ Peter Joseph
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2018 10:59:27 GMT
Towards a universal basic income for all humanity Mohammed Mesbahi 14 September 2017 www.sharing.org/information-centre/reports/towards-universal-basic-income-all-humanityA truly universal and unconditional basic income is ultimately feasible within each nation, coordinated under the auspices of the United Nations. Yet this will initially depend on an unparalleled degree of public support for the cause of ending hunger and needless deprivation, based on a fairer sharing of the world’s resources. That is the only path, writes Mohammed Mesbahi, for a basic income policy to uphold the fundamental human rights of all. And if pursued with this motivation, it is a pioneering and honourable path that inherently says: ‘above all nations is humanity’. Contents: Editor’s preface Introduction: ‘Everyone has the right to live’ Part I: The threat of a dystopian future Part II: Missing elements for a people’s strategy Part III: Inner dimensions of world transformation Part IV: A definitively universal vision Epilogue: Some final words of encouragement Notes In this ongoing series of studies by STWR’s founder, Mohammed Mesbahi, he investigates the meaning and significance of the principle of sharing from spiritual and psychological as well as social, economic and political perspectives. www.sharing.org/information-centre/articles/studies-principle-sharingA full list of articles, interviews and books by Mohammed Mesbahi can be accessed here - www.sharing.org/users/mohammed-mesbahi
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2018 11:14:52 GMT
Growing inequality is not inevitable; it is created socially. If elites are at all serious about tackling the growing gap between the super rich and the rest of us, they know what they have to do - but who will act? By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram for IPS News. At this year’s Davos World Economic Forum (WEF), Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau warned the world’s business leaders and fellow politicians, “tackle inequality or risk failure”. Five years ago WEF founder Klaus Schwab had observed, ‘We have too large a disparity in the world; we need more inclusiveness… If we continue to have un-inclusive growth and we continue with the unemployment situation, particularly youth unemployment, our global society is not sustainable.’ In 2014, the WEF released a 60-page reportsuggesting that income inequality, ranked first among the major global risks facing societies and economies. Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director, told the 2014 WEF, “in far too many countries the benefits of growth are being enjoyed by far too few people. This is not a recipe for stability and sustainability”. Similarly, in an interview ahead of the Spring 2014 Joint IMF-World Bank meeting, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim warned that failure to tackle inequality risked causing social unrest, “the next huge social movement is going to erupt…to a great extent because of these inequalities.” www.sharing.org/information-centre/blogs/tackling-inequality-talk-easy
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2018 14:47:43 GMT
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