Floyd Marinescu
@floydmarinescu.bsky.social
CEO & Co-founder @infoq.com & @qconferences.com
Founder @ubiworks.bsky.social | advocate for basic income and sharing common wealth
Into health, wealth (economics), knowledge of Self.
floydmarinescu.com
Founder @ubiworks.bsky.social | advocate for basic income and sharing common wealth
Into health, wealth (economics), knowledge of Self.
floydmarinescu.com
Banks will collect as much as the value of your home in interest payments. Extending amortizations just makes it worse.
We need to disrupt this cycle of unlimited credit fuelling unlimited prices.
We need to disrupt this cycle of unlimited credit fuelling unlimited prices.
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Banks will collect as much as the value of your home in interest payments. Extending amortizations just makes it worse.
We need to disrupt this cycle of unlimited credit fuelling unlimited prices.
We need to disrupt this cycle of unlimited credit fuelling unlimited prices.
I trust millions of people to make better decisions on how to spend their money than the government can.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I trust millions of people to make better decisions on how to spend their money than the government can.
A land value tax could stall home prices so that incomes can catch up.
Most households would come out ahead, experiencing net tax relief. Workers would keep more of their paycheques.
Most households would come out ahead, experiencing net tax relief. Workers would keep more of their paycheques.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A land value tax could stall home prices so that incomes can catch up.
Most households would come out ahead, experiencing net tax relief. Workers would keep more of their paycheques.
Most households would come out ahead, experiencing net tax relief. Workers would keep more of their paycheques.
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@mark-carney.bsky.social
Dude, me and a whole lot of other Liberal voters are running out of patience, as well as food, clothing, and heat.
House us, and give us a national disability Support Program. Or better yet, a LIVABLE UBI. Canada would again be the envy of the world.
Dude, me and a whole lot of other Liberal voters are running out of patience, as well as food, clothing, and heat.
House us, and give us a national disability Support Program. Or better yet, a LIVABLE UBI. Canada would again be the envy of the world.
Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
www.thestar.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social
Dude, me and a whole lot of other Liberal voters are running out of patience, as well as food, clothing, and heat.
House us, and give us a national disability Support Program. Or better yet, a LIVABLE UBI. Canada would again be the envy of the world.
Dude, me and a whole lot of other Liberal voters are running out of patience, as well as food, clothing, and heat.
House us, and give us a national disability Support Program. Or better yet, a LIVABLE UBI. Canada would again be the envy of the world.
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"Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do: broad economic stability and strong consumer demand... [Universal Basic Income] creates reliable consumer demand beyond subsistence spending."
Canada should do UBI.
Canada should do UBI.
Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
www.thestar.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do: broad economic stability and strong consumer demand... [Universal Basic Income] creates reliable consumer demand beyond subsistence spending."
Canada should do UBI.
Canada should do UBI.
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UBI Works founder @floydmarinescu.bsky.social's op-ed in The Star
As a entrepreneur, Floyd knows corporate tax cuts aren't what drive innovation and entrepreneurship — certainty, consumer demand, and economic security do. That's what Basic Income delivers.
As a entrepreneur, Floyd knows corporate tax cuts aren't what drive innovation and entrepreneurship — certainty, consumer demand, and economic security do. That's what Basic Income delivers.
Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
UBI Works founder @floydmarinescu.bsky.social's op-ed in The Star
As a entrepreneur, Floyd knows corporate tax cuts aren't what drive innovation and entrepreneurship — certainty, consumer demand, and economic security do. That's what Basic Income delivers.
As a entrepreneur, Floyd knows corporate tax cuts aren't what drive innovation and entrepreneurship — certainty, consumer demand, and economic security do. That's what Basic Income delivers.
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AI will destroy more jobs than it creates.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
AI will destroy more jobs than it creates.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Why Canada’s proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer
Tax cuts are not what motivates investors or entrepreneurs, they’re not what creates jobs, and they undermine the things that do.
www.thestar.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Why Canada's proposed corporate tax relief is not the answer - Basic Income Is.
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
Reposted by Floyd Marinescu
sharing AI's gains through dividends means economic security for all, not just the few
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
sharing AI's gains through dividends means economic security for all, not just the few
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It's not that radical
As expected, many still just parrot the same tired tropes instead responding to these points head on in good faith.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's not that radical
Reposted by Floyd Marinescu
As expected, many still just parrot the same tired tropes instead responding to these points head on in good faith.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
As expected, many still just parrot the same tired tropes instead responding to these points head on in good faith.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
An income floor is hyper-capital efficient and costs less than what we're spending today on poverty.
UBI dividends give us a stake in natural & publicly created common wealth.
It's fairer to tax what people don't earn from land than what people do earn from work.
Even those who own lots of land could agree with that basic principle. In exchange, everyone's equity from work and productivity would grow.
Even those who own lots of land could agree with that basic principle. In exchange, everyone's equity from work and productivity would grow.
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It's fairer to tax what people don't earn from land than what people do earn from work.
Even those who own lots of land could agree with that basic principle. In exchange, everyone's equity from work and productivity would grow.
Even those who own lots of land could agree with that basic principle. In exchange, everyone's equity from work and productivity would grow.
Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)
We already have basic income models that work: guaranteed basic income to lower poverty and UBI dividends from common resources. We explain the differences and how they work together to provide econom...
www.ubiworks.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Working should get more tax relief than gains from owning land. We have it backwards.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Working should get more tax relief than gains from owning land. We have it backwards.
Betting against UBI is betting against AI.
And I wouldn't bet against AI.
And I wouldn't bet against AI.
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Betting against UBI is betting against AI.
And I wouldn't bet against AI.
And I wouldn't bet against AI.
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Lots of newcomers to basic income learning the truth:
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lots of newcomers to basic income learning the truth:
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
- 0 studies showed major drop in work
- saves taxpayers $ long-run (cheaper than poverty)
- most Canadians benefited from some sort of basic income (CCB, GIS)
- people in AI pretty much all support UBI
- it's not left or right (see Alaska's UBI)
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Our post on X went viral (200K and counting) and major accounts are reposting it. Give us a boost and help shape the narrative.
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UBI Works 🇨🇦 on X: "BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩 https://t.co/B27gDdSYMH" / X
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩 https://t.co/B27gDdSYMH
x.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our post on X went viral (200K and counting) and major accounts are reposting it. Give us a boost and help shape the narrative.
x.com/ubi_works/st...
x.com/ubi_works/st...
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The evidence is in favour of basic income
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The evidence is in favour of basic income
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
Reposted by Floyd Marinescu
LFG ✊🏼
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
LFG ✊🏼
The evidence is in favour of basic income
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The evidence is in favour of basic income
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
pro-freedom, pro-safety, pro-family, pro-entrepreneurship, pro-jobs, pro-market, pro-dignity
That's what they'll learn
Reposted by Floyd Marinescu
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
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What happens when human labour no longer has economic value due to AI, and how does UBI fit in?
We sat down with @daveshap.bsky.social and Dalibor Petrovic, two people leading the frontier of post-labour economics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX21...
We sat down with @daveshap.bsky.social and Dalibor Petrovic, two people leading the frontier of post-labour economics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX21...
UBI in a Post-Labour Economy | David Shapiro, Dalibor Petrovic, Ken Yang
YouTube video by UBI Works
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What happens when human labour no longer has economic value due to AI, and how does UBI fit in?
We sat down with @daveshap.bsky.social and Dalibor Petrovic, two people leading the frontier of post-labour economics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX21...
We sat down with @daveshap.bsky.social and Dalibor Petrovic, two people leading the frontier of post-labour economics.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX21...
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You know how to create real savings AND boost the same economy?
UBI
Redundant departments can be eliminated, and the staff that doesn't take retirement moves into UBI.
ALL the $$ goes back into the economy, people get healthier and happier, domestic and petty crime goes down...
#Canada
UBI
Redundant departments can be eliminated, and the staff that doesn't take retirement moves into UBI.
ALL the $$ goes back into the economy, people get healthier and happier, domestic and petty crime goes down...
#Canada
The 2025 budget says
From a peak of almost 368,000 in 2023-24, the public service is expected decline about 40,000 positions or 10% over 3 yrs
This reflects normal attrition retirements, voluntary departures, and previous savings exercises,
#cdnpoli
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
From a peak of almost 368,000 in 2023-24, the public service is expected decline about 40,000 positions or 10% over 3 yrs
This reflects normal attrition retirements, voluntary departures, and previous savings exercises,
#cdnpoli
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government | Budget 2025
Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government — Part of Budget 2025.
budget.canada.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You know how to create real savings AND boost the same economy?
UBI
Redundant departments can be eliminated, and the staff that doesn't take retirement moves into UBI.
ALL the $$ goes back into the economy, people get healthier and happier, domestic and petty crime goes down...
#Canada
UBI
Redundant departments can be eliminated, and the staff that doesn't take retirement moves into UBI.
ALL the $$ goes back into the economy, people get healthier and happier, domestic and petty crime goes down...
#Canada
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Bernie dropped a video saying AI will wipe out the working class
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Bernie dropped a video saying AI will wipe out the working class
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in