1. Let’s Talk Poverty and basic income
By Graeme Wilson and Flynn Santo Domingo
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2. POVERTy Poverty affects all 1 in 5 single mothers
Expensive Canadian housing F
(Habitat for Humanity Canada, 2011)

3. AUTOMATION & THE CHANGING JOB MARKET
Automation replacing human jobs
Affects all industries
Marketing
Accounting
Manufacturing
Retail F

4. SOLUTION?: BASIC INCOME
Improved standard of living
Maintain a sense of dignity
(Mclean, 2016) G

6. Social Welfare Programs
Tax Restructuring
Status Quo
Alternatives
(Stapleton, J., Tweddle, A., & Gibson, K., 2013) F

7. Back to Basic INCOME Basic Income: Implications
a GUARANTEED living wage for all
Implications
Will improve individual’s standard of living
Financial stability improves an individual’s mental, physical, and financial health
(McIntyre, Kwok, Emery, & Dutton, 2016)
Lower money-related crime rates
(Painter, 2016) G

8. Possible abuse of the program
Source of funding
Limitations G

9. Responsibility of Government to its people
COMMON GROUND
Value of hard work
Human life is valuable
Standard of Living
Human dignity
Responsibility of Government to its people F

10. MODIFIED SOLUTION: Discretionary Basic Income
Only permanent residents and citizens
Under a certain level of income
If an eligible individual makes less than $25,000, they will receive the difference non- taxable to bring their income to that level F

11. Implications Stimulates economy Improved individual quality of life
Can get rid ineffective social welfare programs
Taxes of those earning above minimum may be increased G

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13. SOURCES
Habitat for Humanity. (2011) Food or shelter. [Video file]. Retrieved from McIntyre, L., Kwok, C., Emery, J. C. H., & Dutton, D. J. (2016). Impact of a guaranteed annual income program on Canadian seniors??? physical, mental and functional health. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 107(2), e176–e Mclean, C. (2016). …and justice for all? Juncture, 22(4), 284–288. Painter, A. (2016). Pragmatism, idealism and basic income: A transformative investment in human potential. Juncture, 22(4), 289– x Stapleton, J., Tweddle, A., & Gibson, K. (2013, February). What is happening to disability income systems in canada? Retrieved April 04, 2017, from reform/disability-income-systems