A family of 4 will get US$20,000 a year. Imagine that!!
Norway is a great potential for a citizen-ownership democracy.
Oct 9, 2013
Norway. A Great Citizen-Ownership Democracy Potential.
A family of 4 will get US$20,000 a year. Imagine that!!
Norway is a great potential for a citizen-ownership democracy.
Lee Kuan Yew wanted everywhere.
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| From blogging4myself |
Lee Kuan Yew is in demand everywhere. Right across the globe, Jamaica also longs for a Lee Kuan Yew. (Benevolent Dictator, Anyone? Sep 2013, by Ronald Mason)
"Enough. No more loose talk of our potential to be the greatest little country on earth. It's time to realise the dream. The thoughts of a benevolent dictator came in the acknowledgement of the 90th birthday on September 16 of Lee Kuan Yew. The Sustainability Institute has published an article titled 'Singapore leads the good life under a benevolent dictator."
It is also time for Singapore to have a Jay Hammond, the leader who established a permanent citizen dividend.
Oct 8, 2013
When used thoughtfully, the annual Dividend can be far more permanent - The Arctic Sounder
A nice thought on how to use the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend:
When used thoughtfully, the annual Dividend can be far more permanent - The Arctic Sounder: September 27th 5:13 pm | Carey Restino
When used thoughtfully, the annual Dividend can be far more permanent - The Arctic Sounder: September 27th 5:13 pm | Carey Restino
"Our Permanent Fund Dividend is a wonderful benefit of living in Alaska, and it is an important part of our economy, but we could be more mindful about how we use that resource. If we were, that money could keep circulating and benefiting us all throughout the year. And if we use it to cultivate generosity, that spirit would continue long after the dollars were gone. Now that would really be permanent, wouldn't it."
Why women should not vote
Within a few years, the Swiss will go to the votes for or against an unconditional basic income (dailymail, yahoo).
As the debate on unconditional basic income gain momentum in Switzerland and Europe (reddit and stormfront), let us take a look at arguments against women votes, as described in http://www.johndclare.net/Women1_ArgumentsAgainst.htm
'The men [including women] of the time had any number of reasons why women should not be given the vote. Most of them, today, we would regard as pure prejudice.'
'These are the arguments they came up with. Some of them might seem silly to you, but they made a lot of sense to people at the time:
- “Women and men have ‘separate spheres’.”
- “Most women do not want the vote.”
- “Women’s role is in local affairs.”
- “Women are already represented by their husbands.”
- “It is dangerous to change a system that works.”
- “Women do not fight to defend their country.”'
'The men [including women] of the time had any number of reasons why women should not be given the vote. Most of them, today, we would regard as pure prejudice.'
'These are the arguments they came up with. Some of them might seem silly to you, but they made a lot of sense to people at the time:
- “Women and men have ‘separate spheres’.”
- “Most women do not want the vote.”
- “Women’s role is in local affairs.”
- “Women are already represented by their husbands.”
- “It is dangerous to change a system that works.”
- “Women do not fight to defend their country.”'
Another name for unconditional basic income is universal basic income. Everybody gets the unconditional basic income. It is universal, just like universal suffrage where everyone gets the voting right.
Many arguments against an unconditional basic income may make a lot of sense today. But how will they look to a future generation when unconditional basic income is as universal as universal suffrage now?
Many arguments against an unconditional basic income may make a lot of sense today. But how will they look to a future generation when unconditional basic income is as universal as universal suffrage now?
Who is the King of Sovereign Wealth Funds? (USA)
Here is where Americans can get their citizen dividends. Of the many and incomplete sovereign wealth funds listed in this report at the Oxford SWF Project, only the Alaska Permanent Fund is paying a citizen dividend.
Who is the King of SWFs? | Oxford SWF Project:
Who is the King of SWFs? | Oxford SWF Project:
"There’s a solid case to be made that the United States is in fact the king of SWFs. No, I’m not talking about public pension funds; I’m talking about funds that would meet the IMF’s definition of a SWF."
"Here’s a list of American sovereign funds that combines the APF’s report with my own knowledge. And based on the fact that these funds keep popping up, I’m guessing this isn’t even a complete list:
- Alabama: The Alabama Trust Fund.
- Alaska: The Alaska Permanent Fund.
- Louisiana: The Louisiana Education Quality Trust Fund.
- Montana: The Montana Permanent Coal Tax Trust Fund (PCTTF).
- New Mexico: The State actually has four different permanent funds that are all jointly managed by the State Investment Council!
- Oklahoma: The State recently approved a new rainy day fund that will see gross production tax collections above a three-year average sequestered in the new stabilization fund.
- Texas: Remarkably, the State of Texas has two permanent funds going back to the 1800s!
- Wyoming: The Permanent Wyoming Mineral Trust Fund."
Oct 5, 2013
How Much Money Would It Take to Eliminate Poverty?
How Much Money Would It Take to Eliminate U.S. Poverty? | Demos:
The money is there. But the political will is not. Not just USA.
"Eradicating or dramatically cutting poverty is not the deeply complicated intractable problem people make it out to be. The dollars we are talking about are minuscule up against the size of our economy. We have poverty because we choose to have it. We choose to design our distributive institutions in ways that generate poverty when we could design them in ways that don’t. Its continued existence is totally indefensible and our nation’s biggest shame."This article shows that there is more than enough money in America's government budget to eliminate poverty.
The money is there. But the political will is not. Not just USA.
Oct 4, 2013
Videos on the North Dakota Citizen Dividend Loss
Lawmakers reject direct payments to residents
Complete House Discussion Videos are below, including mention of Robin Hood and who is robbing from whom. There is also mention of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. These should be interesting for people interested in citizen dividend or unconditional basic income.There are a few solid and a few misleading arguments. These arguments will be repeated many times in Switzerland when the Swiss get ready for their referendum on an unconditional basic income. They will be repeated millions of times in the European Union as the Europeans consider their own EU initiative for an unconditional basic income.
Bill Videos for HCR 3032 (Is there a transcript of these videos?)
Bill Videos for HCR 3036
The following is some record of what happened to these bills.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/documents/13-3088-01000.pdf?20131004040718HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 3032
Introduced by
Representatives M. Nelson, Bellew
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the Constitution of North
Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative assembly to provide by law for
direct payments to North Dakota residents
The legislative assembly may provide by law for direct general allocations of state funds to
North Dakota resident individuals upon eligibility terms and conditions established by law. An
allocation authorized under this section must be in a uniform amount for each eligible individual.
The legislative assembly shall establish a minimum period of continuous residency in this state
immediately preceding eligibility for an allocation, but that residency period may not be less than
one year.
Sixty-third
Legislative Assemblyof North Dakota
Introduced by
Representatives Steiner, Bellew, Hanson, Ruby, Schatz
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the Constitution of North
Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative assembly to provide by law for
direct payments to North Dakota residents.
February 6, 2013
Reps. M. Nelson, Bellew introduced:
HCR 3032: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the
Constitution of North Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative
assembly to provide by law for direct payments to North Dakota residents.
Was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
February 21, 2013
FIRST READING OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
Reps. Steiner, Bellew, Hanson, Ruby, Schatz introduced:
HCR 3036: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the
Constitution of North Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative
assembly to provide by law for direct payments to North Dakota residents.
Was read the first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee.
March 19, 2013
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE
HCR 3032: Judiciary Committee (Rep. K. Koppelman, Chairman) recommends DO NOT
Page 973974 JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE 48th DAY
PASS (11 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING). HCR 3032 was placed
on the Eleventh order on the calendar.
REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEE
HCR 3036: Judiciary Committee (Rep. K. Koppelman, Chairman) recommends DO NOT
PASS (7 YEAS, 5 NAYS, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING). HCR 3036 was placed on
the Eleventh order on the calendar.
March 20, 2013
SECOND READING OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
HCR 3032: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the
Constitution of North Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative
assembly to provide by law for direct payments to North Dakota residents.
ROLL CALL
The question being on the final adoption of the resolution, which has been read, and has
committee recommendation of DO NOT PASS. The roll was called and there were 27 YEAS,
66 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING.
YEAS: Amerman; Beadle; Bellew; Boe; Boschee; Delmore; Dosch; Glassheim; Gruchalla;
Guggisberg; Hatlestad; Keiser; Kelsh, J.; Kelsh, S.; Laning; Louser; Nelson, M.;
Onstad; Oversen; Owens; Porter; Ruby; Schmidt; Strinden; Sukut; Toman; Zaiser
NAYS: Anderson; Becker; Belter; Boehning; Brabandt; Brandenburg; Carlson; Damschen;
Delzer; Dockter; Drovdal; Fehr; Frantsvog; Froseth; Grande; Haak; Hawken;
Headland; Heilman; Heller; Hofstad; Hogan; Holman; Hunskor; Johnson, D.;
Johnson, N.; Karls; Kasper; Kempenich; Kiefert; Klein; Klemin; Koppelman, B.;
Koppelman, K.; Kreidt; Kretschmar; Kreun; Larson; Looysen; Maragos; Martinson;
Meier; Mock; Monson; Mooney; Muscha; Nathe; Nelson, J.; Paur; Pollert; Rohr;
Rust; Sanford; Schatz; Silbernagel; Skarphol; Steiner; Streyle; Thoreson; Trottier;
Vigesaa; Wall; Weisz; Wieland; Williams; Speaker Devlin
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Hanson
HCR 3032 was declared lost on a recorded roll call vote.
SECOND READING OF HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
HCR 3036: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 18 of article X of the
Constitution of North Dakota, relating to constitutional authorization for the legislative
assembly to provide by law for direct payments to North Dakota residents.
ROLL CALL
The question being on the final adoption of the resolution, which has been read, and has
committee recommendation of DO NOT PASS. The roll was called and there were 29 YEAS,
64 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING.
YEAS: Beadle; Bellew; Boschee; Delmore; Dosch; Glassheim; Gruchalla; Guggisberg;
Page 98449th DAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 985
Haak; Hatlestad; Hogan; Hunskor; Johnson, N.; Kelsh, J.; Kelsh, S.; Laning; Louser;
Meier; Mock; Muscha; Nelson, M.; Onstad; Oversen; Ruby; Schatz; Steiner;
Strinden; Sukut; Zaiser
NAYS: Amerman; Anderson; Becker; Belter; Boe; Boehning; Brabandt; Brandenburg;
Carlson; Damschen; Delzer; Dockter; Drovdal; Fehr; Frantsvog; Froseth; Grande;
Hawken; Headland; Heilman; Heller; Hofstad; Holman; Johnson, D.; Karls; Kasper;
Keiser; Kempenich; Kiefert; Klein; Klemin; Koppelman, B.; Koppelman, K.; Kreidt;
Kretschmar; Kreun; Larson; Looysen; Maragos; Martinson; Monson; Mooney; Nathe;
Nelson, J.; Owens; Paur; Pollert; Porter; Rohr; Rust; Sanford; Schmidt; Silbernagel;
Skarphol; Streyle; Thoreson; Toman; Trottier; Vigesaa; Wall; Weisz; Wieland;
Williams; Speaker Devlin
ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Hanson
HCR 3036 was declared lost on a recorded roll call vote.
Oct 1, 2013
Switzerland carries the hope of a new civilization.
Swiss Initiative and the World stands for basic income on the 4th of October!
'Let’s all gather in the Swiss capital for this really special day ! Let’s make 4th of October a basic income event for Europe and the world.""The Swiss initiative in detail:The popular initiative for an unconditional basic income (UBI), which in the view of its supporters should be thought of as a civil right rather than social welfare, was launched in 2012. It aims to have a new clause incorporated into the Swiss constitution that the Confederation “shall ensure the introduction of an unconditional basic income. The basic income shall enable the whole population to live in human dignity and participate in public life. Particularly the law shall regulate the way in which the basic income is to be financed and the level at which it is set.”
The success of the Swiss initiative could be a model for the whole of Europe.' (http://bien.ch/fr/node/801)
A democracy with an unconditional basic income or a citizen dividend is really a new civilization. Unconditional basic income is the monetary equivalent of universal suffrage. Citizens will get political power AND monetary power.
Let there not be voters in poverty.
Best country for old people: Sweden 2013
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| Happy Sweden. From Telegraph |
This is from the Gobal AgeWatch Index 2013.
This is what they say about Singapore:
"There is no social pension in Singapore."
Social pension
Social pensions are non-contributory cash transfers to older people, provided by government. For more information see www.pension-watch.net.
Pensions in OECD and G20 Countries, and Singapore
doi: 10.1787/pension_glance-2011-en
This is a highly informative report about what old people are getting, in many countries.
This is highly recommended reading for Singaporeans.
Examples from the report
Australia. In 2008, the very poor receives an annual state pension of AUD 14,313. This is not from employment pension.
Canada. In 2008, the very poor receives an annual state pension of CAD $13,759. This is not from employment pension.
Singapore (not in the OECD report). The very poor receives an annual state pension of S$0.00.
Old people do get their citizen ownership dividend, in some countries.
Old people do get their citizen ownership dividend, in some countries.
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