Income web calculator

Income web calculator

Author: Vahur Luhtsalu

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

Knowledge needed to team: designer, web developer



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