<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:39:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/dlike-basicincome/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Will 'basic income' become the California norm? Town starts $500 no-strings payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stockton started sending out $500 debit cards to select residents in a trial program that is being closely monitored. This is another in a series of basic income trials being conducted around the world.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@nataboo/will-basic-income-become-the-california-norm-town-starts-500-no-strings-payments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@nataboo/will-basic-income-become-the-california-norm-town-starts-500-no-strings-payments</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nataboo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTxvFMDxK9JJdXQED4dHsNL4bFEE5m3j9Mu2kp29DReUaDsnon8KDqYS9LWYU2p3mnqk53tvqcutQrP7xmcKeLWmq1bCv35KkNK3LxwvHF76kgg7LtKrnQx6HQ6x74o85iETCChbejYajPvXq22DQQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s opposition vows to roll out universal basic income for the poor if it wins election | The Independent]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's main opposition party vows to implement a universal basic income for the poor if it wins. 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It investigates the changing nature of work and suggests what governments could and should do to address]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@mannacurrency/the-2019-world-development-report-from-the-world-bank-calls-for-a-new-social-contract-and-universal-basic-income-could-be-part-of-it-basic-income-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@mannacurrency/the-2019-world-development-report-from-the-world-bank-calls-for-a-new-social-contract-and-universal-basic-income-could-be-part-of-it-basic-income-news</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mannacurrency]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 14:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCvjBZo1SgW4R55PrkXcFBAVjeXb8Q1VNxyrW7KyvDqK8CNUc5JGorwUgJJFwQgrRZtepyb5uGjiLU3YmfyTs8wm2qMnN4m8514J2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[“If we no longer force people to work to meet their basic needs, won’t they stop working?”]]></title><description><![CDATA[What underlies a question like this is that it’s okay to force people to work by withholding what they need to live, in order to force them to work for us. 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Giving people cash without conditions can actually lead to people being insulted less. Source of shared Link]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@mannacurrency/universal-basic-income-will-likely-increase-social-cohesion--the-good-men-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@mannacurrency/universal-basic-income-will-likely-increase-social-cohesion--the-good-men-project</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mannacurrency]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2018 14:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaYRqfrRQaTtQhPScK3UnZKNy1nsKV5kH6T78wXcdE7gfxU3jvutAcQszFxjRapBmnsGkHdC2jpncM58Hxq3P9hphJW98c1uURUj6wfNzHnVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[$1,000 per month cash handout would grow the economy by $2.5 trillion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roosevelt Institute finds that a universal basic income could actually increase GDP. 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