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Peter Barnes

@PeterBarn

Writer, entrepreneur, co-founder of CREDO and author of six books including Capitalism 3.0 and With Liberty and Dividends for All

 Point Reyes Station, CA
peter-barnes.org/
Joined November 2009
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Great @NBCNews Nightly News segment on Stockton’s Guaranteed Income demonstration @stocktondemo nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vid…
What would you do with $500 a month? Stockton pilots universal basic income program

What would you do with $500 a month? Stockton pilots universal basic income program

Stockton, California gave money to random recipients from neighborhoods where the median annual income is $46,000 – no strings attached — as part of a privately funded program called SEED. Early...

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A conservative case for climate action: tax and dividend. nytimes.com/2017/02/08/opini…
Opinion | A Conservative Case for Climate Action (Published 2017)

Opinion | A Conservative Case for Climate Action (Published 2017)

Our idea would reduce carbon emissions, limit regulatory intrusion, promote economic growth and help working-class Americans.

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Here's @PeterBarn talking Universal Income and rents: medium.com/@peterbarn/univer…
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Great convo on distributing 'common weath' funds to all citizens. Period. (Think Alaska..) #socent #skollwf
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.@PeterBarn: We pay attention to private wealth but barely notice the rich trove of common wealth: ow.ly/R3cdc
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Nathan Schneider@ntnsndr6 Jul 2015
Hear my discussion about #basicincome at @CivicHall w/ @albertwenger @nataliefoster @PeterBarn & Michael Lewis: archive.org/details/basicinc…
Has the Time Come for Universal Basic Income?

Has the Time Come for Universal Basic Income?

Universal basic income—the idea that people should be paid simply for being alive—is gaining attention in many different sectors. It is being talked about by right-wing libertarians and far-left...

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Bruce Nilles@brucenilles5 Jun 2015
If rural WI coop can keep adding #solar and get to 2% quickly, why not @AEPnews, @DukeEnergy @PSETalk .. m.lacrossetribune.com/news/l… @BeyondCoal
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"Common wealth—it’s like the dark matter of the economic universe."-@PeterBarn onthecommons.org/magazine/we… #basicincome
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Taking ownership of our common wealth can solve our economy's runaway flaws. buff.ly/1FTUZyW #basicincome @PeterBarn
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Replying to @brianazzopardi
@brianazzopardi @geraldhuff @MFordFuture @PeterBarn sees a potential realignment on the horizon. See page 12. usbig.net/papers/Peter%20Bar…
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"HAS THE TIME COME FOR BASIC INCOME?" Discussion w/Michael Lewis, @PeterBarn, @nataliefoster & @nathanairplane: civichall.org/events/univers…
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Who's afraid of #basicincome? Join us for an event in NYC next week! facebook.com/events/76048796… @CivicHall @USBIG @PeterBarn @OccupyWallStNYC
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Lessons learned from economists over the past 300 years, @PeterBarn cobbles together “a new economics for a new era” ow.ly/MWVom
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Join me, @PeterBarn @JanelleOrsi @dr_pugh for a convo on the Universal Basic Income idea 5/18 at @ImpactHub_OAK RSVP: bit.ly/1cuuzYV
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Ride today's #ORleg carbon price momentum on nat'l call tmrw at 11am w @PeterBarn @OregonClimate @CCAN oregonclimate.org/ccan_call
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There is a way to kick our carbon habit that’s guaranteed to work. buff.ly/1aRipcz #ActOnClimate via @peterbarn
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Oregon could pass a polluters-pay-and-we-all-get-a-dividend-check law buff.ly/1NFfxez via @Sightline #ORleg attn @peterbarn
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5 Radical Ideas Hillary Should Support buff.ly/1BKhsbg via @rkuttner @PeterBarn
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Moderate Hillary needs to reposition herself, and @rkuttner has 5 ideas for how she might become a real progressive. bit.ly/1DnhrAW
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How to Save the Middle Class When Jobs Don’t Pay Enough @PeterBarn buff.ly/19CtmOy #incomeinequality #ourcommons
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