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Ontario is starting a Universal Basic Income pilot
Canadian province Ontario is taking the next step toward offering a standard income to all citizens: a Universal Basic Income pilot project, set to unroll this year.
From http://qz.com/633974/ontario-canada-announced-a-plan-to-test-universal-basic-income-for-all-citizens/ [qz.com] [qz.com]
The UBI is seen by some as a better, more efficient and effective replacement for a large collection of public services, (possibly including the minimum wage) and a way to mitigate reduced need for labor as automation eliminates jobs.
“The pilot project will test a growing view at home and abroad that a basic income could build on the success of minimum wage policies and increases in child benefits by providing more consistent and predictable support in the context of today’s dynamic labour market.”
The pilot would also aim to establish whether UBI could lead to social services savings overall.
They are still working out the details but this could be the widest implementation yet, large enough to give meaningful, reality-based data and provide useful insights about how it might work at scale in other places.
Related story: https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/02/15/0053246 [soylentnews.org] [soylentnews.org]
