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Basic Income Alliance
The Basic Income Alliance (german: Bündnis Grundeinkommen, abbreviated BGE) is a German single-issue political party that advocates for an unconditional basic income. It was founded in September 2016 in Munich. The Basic Income Alliance gained 97,539 votes at the German federal election 2017 and reached 0.2%. Overview The Basic Income Alliance sees an unconditional basic income as a central possibility to counteract what it sees as a widening income gap. Technical progress, the automation of production processes, the resulting unemployment and low-paid gainful employment ( working poverty) lead to a division in society that must be overcome in order to maintain social peace. Election results Other "basic income parties" There are a number of other political parties in other countries that are formed solely around a universal basic income proposal. These include: * Basinkomstpartiet, Sweden * The Basic Income Party, Korea (Korean: 기본소득당; Hanja: 基本所 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital. Berlin's urban area, which has a population of around 4.5 million, is the second most populous urban area in Germany after the Ruhr. The Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's third-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr and Rhine-Main regions. Berlin straddles the banks of the Spree, which flows into the Havel (a tributary of the Elbe) in the western borough of Spandau. Among the city's main topographical features are the many lakes in the western and southeastern boroughs formed by the Spree, Havel and Dahme, the largest of which is Lake Müggelsee. Due to its l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Returning Officer
In Germany, the Federal Returning Officer ("Bundeswahlleiter") is the Returning Officer responsible for overseeing elections on the federal level. The Federal Returning Officer and his deputy are appointed indefinitely by the Federal Minister of the Interior; traditionally this position has been held by the President of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and .... List of federal returning officers # Gerhard Fürst (1948–1964) # Patrick Schmidt (1964–1972) # Hildegard Bartels (1972–1980) # Franz Kroppenstedt (1980–1983) # Egon Hölder (1983–1992) # Hans Günther Merk (1992–1995) # Johann Hahlen (1995–2006) # Walter Radermacher (2006–2008) # Roderich Egeler (2008–2015) # Dieter Sarreither (2015–2017) # Georg Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-issue Political Parties
Single-issue politics involves political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea. Political expression One weakness of such an approach is that effective political parties are usually coalitions of factions or advocacy groups. Bringing together political forces based on a single intellectual or cultural common denominator can be unrealistic; though there may be considerable public opinion on one side of an argument, it does not necessarily follow that mobilizing under that one banner will bring results. A defining issue may indeed come to dominate one particular electoral campaign, sufficiently to swing the result. Imposing such an issue may well be what single-issue politics concern; but for the most part success is rather limited, and electorates choose governments for reasons with a broader base. Single-issue politics may express itself through the formation of a single-issue party, an approach that tends to be more successful in parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universal Basic Income In Germany
Universal basic income in Germany (''German: Grundeinkommen'') has been discussed since the 1970s, with emphasis placed on its unconditional dimension by 2003. The universal basic income concept has many definitions, such as Philippe Van Parijs', which described it as the income paid by the government, at a uniform level and regular intervals to each adult citizen and permanent residents of the country. The Basic Income Earth Network's criteria constitute one of the most popular proposals and they include: 1) income must be paid to individuals instead of households; 2) income should be paid irrespective of income from other sources; and, 3) it must be paid without requiring performance of any work. In Germany, there is a national network as well as many local groups involved in the push for the basic income adoption as a state policy. Some of the most well-known proponents for the reform are Götz Werner, Katja Kipping, and Susanne Wiest. Well-known parties calling for the int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Basis
The Political Party for Basic Income (, PPvB), formerly known as the Basic Income Party (, BIP) and De Basis, is a minor political party in the Netherlands, which advocates for the implementation of a universal basic income. The party registered with the electoral council on 9 December 2013. History The Basic Income Party was founded on 4 October 2013. In 2014, the party participated in the 2014 Dutch municipal elections, municipal elections in Amsterdam, Bergen, North Holland, Bergen, Deventer and Utrecht. It also planned to participate in Almere and Groningen, but pulled back two months before the election due to a lack of preparation time. The party did not win any seats. In 2017, the party participated in the 2017 Dutch general election, general election as part of a combined Open list, list – known as the "umbrella list" – with the Party for Human and Spirit, the Party for Children's Interests and the political movement Peace & Justice. It only participated in the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
