Will the basic income revolution come from Switzerland?
With the success of the federal initiative for unconditional basic income, Switzerland may increase the global awareness on the idea of a basic income for all.
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Irish prominent crisis watchdog blog quits
Why Bitcoin is a bad monetary system
The distributed cryptocurrency Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed as an alternative money system. Here is why.
» Read moreShould Germany repay Greece on war reparation?
Just like Greece should not repay its current public debt to foreign investors, Germany should not repay Greece for war reparations debts.
» Read moreThe time has come for basic income
With the launch of the european citizen’s initiative for unconditional basic income, the time has come for basic income supporters to take action for the one of the biggest battle of History: the battle for Human Rights, Dignity, Democracy, the Commons… All at once reunited in the demand for a basic income. I first heard […]
» Read moreCyprus at crossroads between Europe and Russia
While the idea of bailing-in the Cypriot banks was good idea in principle, the way the Cypriot government and the troika implemented was very badly designed – not to say scandalously unfair. Now it’s up to the Cypriot People to demand a better plan. But which one? Everyone is blaming the troika for having tried to […]
» Read moreFrance: a housing market designed for the rich
A free lunch of common sense
“There is no such a thing as a free lunch” often claim prominent mainstream economist. Well, the opposite theory – which justify unorthodox policies such as the unconditional basic income, finally gets some reckoning.
» Read moreBankers prove basic income is feasible in Greece
So the greek central bank just announced the cost of the greek bank recapitalization : 27.5bn euros just for the 4 biggest banks, 40 bn overall. That could even top at 50bn, the Bank of Greece admits. This represents about 20% of Greece’s GDP. What a scam, isn’t it? Well, this is actually awesome: just by doing this, bankers are providing the
» Read moreBankers prove basic income is feasible in Greece
So the greek central bank just announced the cost of the greek bank recapitalization : 27.5bn euros just for the 4 biggest banks, 40 bn overall. That could even top at 50bn, the Bank of Greece admits. This represents about 20% of Greece’s GDP. What a scam, isn’t it? Well, this is actually awesome: just by doing this, bankers are providing the best possible evidence
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