Income web calculator
Web calculator that gives overview how much funds are needed for estonian for living according to basic income definition: “A basic income is an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement” (see also http://www.basicincome.org/bien/aboutbasicincome.html ). The same web page has a also a minimum income web calculator. Minimum income is 60% of median income (according to EP resolution 2010/2039(INI) http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P7-TA-2010-0375+0+DOC+XML+V0//ET)
Similar web calculators have been made elsewhere. Some examples: USA http://livingwage.mit.edu/ ; United Kingdom: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/crsp/mis/ http://www.minimumincome.org.uk/ ; Ireland: http://www.budgeting.ie/ http://www.misc.ie/
Web calculator with easily accessible statistical data allows to acknowledge poverty, social exclusion in Estonian society and get up to date information for scientists, journalists, politicians, etc
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