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The #WealthGap isn’t just growing - it’s exploding. Wages stagnate while profits soar.
A few billionaires control more wealth than all the other people combined - and with that, billionaires control politics and who is in government!
#UBI doesn’t “punish success” - it ensures #everyone has a chance to succeed. Because no one should have to beg for basic survival in the richest era in history.
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> Universal Basic Income was one of the democratically and officially endorsed demands of the British Women’s Liberation Movement. But unfortunately this fact has become steeped in collective amnesia. An amnesia that may have started at the very moment of the resolution’s passing.
https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/feminism/the-forgotten-feminist-history-of-the-universal-basic-income/
#UBI #BritishWomensLiberatinMovement #ToruYamamori #UniversalBasicIncome #FeminismUBI
History Workshop · The Forgotten Feminist History of the Universal Basic IncomeAcross the world people are raising their voices in support of a Universal Basic Income. Toru Yamamori uncovers the forgotten feminist history behind this demand.
Replied to UBI4ME
@ubi4me also we, as society need wealth to be balanced, because money = power.
So like we separate the powers legally, #triaspolitica, we also need to spread wealth. #taxtherich
It doesn't mean that everyone should have the same amount of money, but that there is a minimum and a progressive tax rate to #taxtherich and pay for the #universalbasicincome #democracyisaverb
UBI isn’t about making life “too easy.” It’s about making sure life isn’t unnecessarily cruel.
There are enough issues in the world today that we don't need to add financial insecurity to it.
Also, struggle isn’t noble. Suffering isn’t a character test. Fairness means giving everyone the chance to thrive, not just survive.
And you deserve that chance. You deserve #UBI 
Remember, you are not alone in wanting a better world and #UBI 
There are plenty of people out there who think like you and who also take action. Take action with us and vote for people who want the same future that you want. 
One example: @remahformoreton.bsky.social who wants to tax billionaires and create a fairer society for all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_advocates_of_universal_basic_income
en.wikipedia.orgList of advocates of universal basic income - Wikipedia
IF only I had a dollar for ever time I hear that the "system" needs to be changed and that the "system" is at fault and the "system" keeps us in badly paid jobs....
Well, let's change the system. Yes, we can. One example of a country that did things differently in 2008, look at Iceland which imprisoned bankers after 2008 financial crisis.
https://www.vox.com/2015/6/9/8751267/iceland-capital-controls
Vox · Iceland put bankers in jail rather than bailing them out — and it worked
Here's an article on the 4 day work week and UBI which, whilst quite cynical, still shows some important points:
"Already, it’s estimated that, in the first year of ChatGPT, 14 per cent of Americans lost their jobs to robots."
"... because AI will reduce employment.
But if true, it’s hard to see how four days will be any more of a safeguard than five. That’s where UBI comes in..."
What do you think?
The Independent · A four-day week? Soon, we may not work at all
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@ChrisMayLA6 @HarriettMB
Is it ineptitude though?
Or is it a deliberate undermining of the support for a part of the population that may be seen by some as a liability?
It's time to #TaxTheRich, #AbolishTheMonarchy, and create a #UniversalBasicIncome
“But who will clean toilets if everyone gets UBI?
Maybe… the people who want to do it, at a fair wage? Maybe... the task will get automated?
Maybe the real question is: why do we accept that some jobs should be so miserable and underpaid that people only do them out of desperation?
#UBI forces us to value labor instead of exploiting it and it gives us the freedom to choose the jobs we take.
As an adult with a disability who is dependent on benefits, you should know that I have skin in this game, however:
Whenever Universal Basic Income is trialled it delivers improved levels of interaction with work and healthcare and it does it with reduced costs and without being cruel and stupid.
#universalbasicincome #ubi #disability # benefits #uk
Replied to Lorry
Here's my takeaway from the article:
>...spent two years developing a report which modelled an income-tested Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI)...
>...recommends a five to seven year federal/provincial demonstration project...
Another report. Another demonstration project. No action.
To be fair, the article authors seem as frustrated with the situation as I am.
#GuaranteedBasicIncome #GBI #BasicIncome #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI
Halifax Examiner · Canada needs to step up and provide Canadians with sustainable income security
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2/2 Despite what FOX news hosts wail all the time, humans by nature are not lazy so they won't stop working. But UBI would fundamentally change society.
Although Guaranteed Income will help keep people out of poverty, it's a stopgap under firm government control and doesn't change the nature of work at all.
It will be interesting to see who starts talking GI instead of UBI.
#BasicIncomeCanadaNetwork #BICN
#GuaranteedLivableIncome #GLI
#UniversalBasicIncome #UBI
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1/2 They have. And my 500 character limit is annoying here.
UBI at the right level gives workers a choice where they want to work and what wages they will accept, and extends that to people being able to pick zero wage income and just volunteering or running small business that don't need to make a profit. In a strong sense, it creates the ultimate free market capitalism.
#BasicIncomeCanadaNetwork #BICN
#GuaranteedLivableIncome #GLI
#UniversalBasicIncome #UBI
Replied to Lorry
Even the Basic Income Canada Network has shifted to talking about Guaranteed Income. I hope that's at least Guaranteed *Livable* Income, but it's definitely a step backwards from Universal Basic Income. They've shifted because they think it will be easier to get politicians to accept GLI rather than UBI.
I think BICN is making a mistake.
#BasicIncomeCanadaNetwork #BICN
#GuaranteedLivableIncome #GLI
#UniversalBasicIncome #UBI
In case you wanted to look at the results of the #GiveDirectly #UniversalBasicIncome from 2023 study yourself:
"Early findings from the world’s largest #UBI study"
"Both a large lump sum and a long-term UBI proved highly effective. The lump sum enabled big investments and the guarantee of 12 years of UBI encouraged savings and risk-taking."
GiveDirectly · Early findings from the world’s largest UBI study | GiveDirectlyMoney always helps, but for the poorest, one large lump sum can last a long time. A long-term universal basic income also looks promising.
My #UBI read for the month:
The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future
by Andrew Yang
I've been wanting to read this book for a while and I'm looking forward to finishing it
#UBI isn’t just good #policy - it’s #feminist
Unpaid labor holds #women back. Childcare, elder care, emotional labor - none of it is valued under #capitalism
UBI means recognizing all #contributions not just the ones that come with a #paycheck
Given it is #InternationalWomensDay - let's make UBI a reality and vote for it in any and all elections
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www.ubiworks.caUBI Works - Canada's advocate for Basic Income