Experiment with Universal Basic Income: From idea to implementation | ASTHA KAPOOR | TEDxIIMIndore

Astha Kapoor, a public strategist talks about Universal Basic Income and how ideas need to be tested and nurtured before reaching its conclusion. Astha Kapoor is a public-policy strategy consultant working on financial inclusion and digital payments. A Master from Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands, she is currently associated with MicroSave with a focus on G2P payments .Her work spans strategy, advisory and evaluation on government project specifically with the DBT Mission, Office of the Chief Economic Advisor, NITI Aayog and ministries pertaining to food, fuel and fertilizer. She recently designed a pilot to digitize uptake of fertilizers in Krishna district, and evaluated the newly introduced coupon system in the PDS in Bangalore and design of cash coupon system. Astha worked at Dalberg Global Development Advisors on a year-long project with USAID and Government of India to incentivize uptake of digital payments for consumers and merchants. She also worked with the Planning Commission on the 12th Five Year Plan and Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

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1. yeah well that sounds nice and all, sharing is caring right?
   but seriously, I need to make more money than others because that is the only way to get pussy. pussy loves money for some reason.
2. She discovered Communism, wow!  10 thousand Rupees is = to 154 US $.
3. When the lighting is someone waving a flashlight.
4. What an attractive and articulate young lady. Glad the country'a future is in such good hands. Keep it up beta
5. speaker look like Deepika Padukone. very nice speaking
6. This is what the world needs . We shouldn't have to be forced to work to live. Every other species on this planet lives for free. This is a start of something beautiful and gave me hope in humanity again. We need to get to the point where money doesn't exist at all. So everyone can enjoy there life without worrying about a piece of paper.
7. I was actually pleasantly surprised by this talk. I assumed it was going to be one of those "we need more welfare" type of talks (which it kind of was), but she also talked about how this is a new concept and we need to be sure to test it thoroughly before jumping into something like this. I don't agree with the concept, but the talk was presented in a reasonable and levelheaded manner (which I think is rare for talks about things like welfare)
8. Don't worry.. Energy and telecommunications companies in western countries will still outsource their call centers to India.
9. I find it really ironic that I'm listening to an Indian talk about UBI, when Indians are coming to my country undermining my ability to barter for better wages and working conditions. How about a one or two child policy too, preferably one in India.
   
   REMOVE ROGAN JOSH
10. We had similar "experiment" in our history called - communism, we have also huge experiment called - "european union" - similar to previous one but using quite different methods. ... from who you want take money for this "experiment", who have to work harder to put money for other people? why people have to spend their life to work for some one else profit??? Why You think that i should spend my time in work for some one else - not spend this time with my family for example? Or maybe you have "free" money to give to all citizen? Why just humans can have some stupid ideas? Why you want treat peoples like pigs - each pig get every day Universal Basic Food Portion, same like cows, chicken.... Do you think is really time for humans now???
11. hahaha. people now want basic income???? why not simply reduce the tax people are forced to pay. stop wasting billions on war. lets first all wake up and realize 9/11 was a inside job.
12. I come from a poor place and at first it sounds great. this idea might work on poor hard working families. they want and try to improve their lives. but give free money to people that don't know the meaning of that and it's the worst thing you can do. I see it all the time in the USA. walfare takes the will of people to improve their lives. only hard working people should get it if they call into problems.
13. This is just like the no detention policy we had in schools... Say NO to universal basic income
14. People leaving "Hurr Durr Communism" comments are the exact type of people who will need UPI when blue-collar workforce jobs are handed off to automatons.
15. If you give me a basic income and take care of my parents, siblings and children in every possible necessary dimension, I would just buy a kickass computer and a good internet connection, then play and enjoy my life till i die in my couch. Thanks to free doles I wont have to worry about my cremation either.
16. Ok, not sure if this ideas are naive or inmature. Humanity doesnt need more technology or nany states that gives us everything, humanity needs to wake up and reach its true potential by selfawareness and selfdevelopment from inside us, not from the outside. To real humans, current technology is a cruth, money is a drug and fear is a leash.
    Good journey.
17. very informative. Finally someone speaks about the fear of automation!
18. Here is the summary of her talk - If you give people money, they will spend it on stuff. So innovators in society should give everyone money.
    
    How about telling us what we actually need to hear though? For example, how much would it cost in taxes and what would that mean if implemented "universally" instead of just with a few people?
19. Of course this is a good idea. If everyone receives it, then who could complain? You don't like it? Hand me yours and STFU.