NYTimes: Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows
Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows https://nyti.ms/3yW8nSX
Stimulus Checks Substantially Reduced Hardship, Study Shows https://nyti.ms/3yW8nSX
Are we entering a post work world where most will need to be in a Universal Basic Income? https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/10/27/us-lost-over-60-million-jobs-now-robots-tech-and-artificial-intelligence-will-take-millions-more/?utm_source=FBPAGE&utm_medium=social&utm_content=4007275189&utm_campaign=sprinklrForbesMainFB#6cb01e541a52
Would be nice if debates and media could cover such policy proposals in more detail. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21456242/joe-biden-poverty-checks-kamala-harris
Detailed look at the nation’s broken unemployment insurance system and ideas to fix it. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/21430930/covid-unemployment-600-cares-act-the-great-rebuild
Important ideas on regulating the gig economy I Am the C.E.O. of Uber. Gig Workers Deserve Better. https://nyti.ms/3fD8GY0
https://financefeeds.com/uk-sees-use-blockchain-nonviable-welfare-benefits-system/
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/12/basic-income-finland-experiment-kela
UK social security payments ‘at lowest level since launch of welfare state’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/nov/18/uk-social-security-payments-at-lowest-level-since-launch-of-welfare-state?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Universal credit scam ‘leaves claimants up to £1,500 out of pocket’ More evidence UC program is hopelessly broken and needs to be scrapped or redesigned root and branch. #UniversalCredit https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jul/09/universal-credit-scam-leaves-claimants-pounds-hundreds-out-of-pocket?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
A Secret to Better Health Care Important focus on the nexus of healthcare and social spending more generally. Bottom line is that improving social spending could reduce overall healthcare costs. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/opinion/health-care-social-services.html