Avainsana: basic income
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Global basic income, extreme poverty and the connection between nations
The idea of a basic income or a universal salary is not new. Thomas Paine was one of the founding fathers of the United States. In 1795, he presented the first model of a basic income paid unconditionally to all citizens in his book “Agrarian Justice”. One basic income model has been called the social…
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The roots of capitalism and fair economics – in fair play everybody wins
Bhopal, India On December 3, 1984, Union Carbide’s insecticide factory, owned by the US giant Dow Chemicals, releases huge amounts of toxic methylisocyanate into the air and water bodies in a short period of time. 3,500 people die from terrible poisoning symptoms, tens of thousands are injured, and later another 50,000 locals die from diseases…