From Ghost Towns to Growing Towns, Korea’s Basic Income is Beating Rural Extinction
Staring down a demographic cliff and the declining population of country heartlands, South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) is extending its monthly Rural Basic Income pilot across 17 rural counties. The aim is to show that guaranteed income is a powerful tool for community survival
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Thousands more artists join Ireland’s basic income plan
Thousands more artists will soon receive direct payments as part of Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts plan, made permanent this year after a three-year pilot program was hailed as a massive success.
“This is a gigantic step forward that other countries are not doing,” Ireland’s Culture
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Rural communities don’t need charity — they need room to breathe, plan, and build. Guaranteed minimum income (GMI) provides that room:
* In Michigan, new mothers used cash payments for baby supplies, food,
