What is a Guaranteed Livable Income (GLI)?
It is an unconditional and universal income, administered by federal governments and granted to individuals to ensure that no person’s income falls below what is necessary for health, life and dignity. In the past it was called a Guaranteed Annual Income; today, some groups call it a Basic Income. It is a concept that has been promoted by people such as Thomas Paine (1796), Martin Luther King Jr. (1968) as well as being one of the recommendations in Canada’s Royal Commission on the Status of Women in 1972. Today there are over 25 countries in the world with active guaranteed income groups including in Europe, Africa, South America, New Zealand, Australia, the U.S and Canada. See the Canadian Website: www.livableincome.org for more details. *********************************** For myself, 90% of what I worry about is money, and lack of it. -Meshum A Guaranteed Livable Income would be a big paradigm shift. It will really change the way people look at the world, how we interact with each o
