Jon Munitz
@jonmunitz.bsky.social
Scarcity is a choice. Abundance is the future. #UBI #YIMBY #UHC | NBA Fan 🏀
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Jon Munitz
@jonmunitz.bsky.social
· Jun 11
America works for some of us, but it needs to work for all of us.
We need to rebuild our care, housing supply, education, economy, safety, democracy and community.
Let’s rebuild our systems from the ground up to deliver freedom, dignity and opportunity for everyone 🧵
We need to rebuild our care, housing supply, education, economy, safety, democracy and community.
Let’s rebuild our systems from the ground up to deliver freedom, dignity and opportunity for everyone 🧵
Income security from Universal Basic Income improves health.
Lower stress & better mental health, improved nutrition, and preventative primary care becomes more affordable #UBI
Lower stress & better mental health, improved nutrition, and preventative primary care becomes more affordable #UBI
January 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Income security from Universal Basic Income improves health.
Lower stress & better mental health, improved nutrition, and preventative primary care becomes more affordable #UBI
Lower stress & better mental health, improved nutrition, and preventative primary care becomes more affordable #UBI
Universal Basic Income improves labor markets by giving workers leverage.
Better job matching
Less exploitative work
More time for training
Stability for entrepreneurship
Resources for caregivers
Little evidence of broad work disincentives. #UBI
Better job matching
Less exploitative work
More time for training
Stability for entrepreneurship
Resources for caregivers
Little evidence of broad work disincentives. #UBI
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Universal Basic Income improves labor markets by giving workers leverage.
Better job matching
Less exploitative work
More time for training
Stability for entrepreneurship
Resources for caregivers
Little evidence of broad work disincentives. #UBI
Better job matching
Less exploitative work
More time for training
Stability for entrepreneurship
Resources for caregivers
Little evidence of broad work disincentives. #UBI
Universal Basic Income creates a real income floor: cuts poverty, smooths volatile earnings, boosts food & housing security, lowers debt, increases savings, and strengthens resilience to shocks especially for low-income and unstable households. #UBI
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Universal Basic Income creates a real income floor: cuts poverty, smooths volatile earnings, boosts food & housing security, lowers debt, increases savings, and strengthens resilience to shocks especially for low-income and unstable households. #UBI
Progress isn’t capitalism or socialism, it’s balance.
Free markets drive growth/protect rights, but unchecked wealth hoarding erodes freedom. Pure collectivism overregulates into scarcity.
Smart floors like UBI & Universal Healthcare create stability without killing innovation.
Free markets drive growth/protect rights, but unchecked wealth hoarding erodes freedom. Pure collectivism overregulates into scarcity.
Smart floors like UBI & Universal Healthcare create stability without killing innovation.
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Progress isn’t capitalism or socialism, it’s balance.
Free markets drive growth/protect rights, but unchecked wealth hoarding erodes freedom. Pure collectivism overregulates into scarcity.
Smart floors like UBI & Universal Healthcare create stability without killing innovation.
Free markets drive growth/protect rights, but unchecked wealth hoarding erodes freedom. Pure collectivism overregulates into scarcity.
Smart floors like UBI & Universal Healthcare create stability without killing innovation.
Top 10 Through #NBA Week 11
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Tyrese Maxey
4) Luka Doncic
5) Cade Cunningham
6) Giannis Antetokounmpo
7) Jalen Johnson
8) Donovan Mitchell
9) Deni Avdija
10) Kawhi Leonard
Honorable Mentions:
Anthony Edwards & Victor Wembanyama
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Tyrese Maxey
4) Luka Doncic
5) Cade Cunningham
6) Giannis Antetokounmpo
7) Jalen Johnson
8) Donovan Mitchell
9) Deni Avdija
10) Kawhi Leonard
Honorable Mentions:
Anthony Edwards & Victor Wembanyama
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Top 10 Through #NBA Week 11
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Tyrese Maxey
4) Luka Doncic
5) Cade Cunningham
6) Giannis Antetokounmpo
7) Jalen Johnson
8) Donovan Mitchell
9) Deni Avdija
10) Kawhi Leonard
Honorable Mentions:
Anthony Edwards & Victor Wembanyama
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Tyrese Maxey
4) Luka Doncic
5) Cade Cunningham
6) Giannis Antetokounmpo
7) Jalen Johnson
8) Donovan Mitchell
9) Deni Avdija
10) Kawhi Leonard
Honorable Mentions:
Anthony Edwards & Victor Wembanyama
Targeted welfare programs create income cliffs and distort behavior.
Universal Basic Income creates a stable floor not a safety net to get tangled & caught in.
Stable, predictable, and incentive-neutral. #UBI
Universal Basic Income creates a stable floor not a safety net to get tangled & caught in.
Stable, predictable, and incentive-neutral. #UBI
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Targeted welfare programs create income cliffs and distort behavior.
Universal Basic Income creates a stable floor not a safety net to get tangled & caught in.
Stable, predictable, and incentive-neutral. #UBI
Universal Basic Income creates a stable floor not a safety net to get tangled & caught in.
Stable, predictable, and incentive-neutral. #UBI
Universal childcare sounds elegant until you add income verification, provider rules, audits, waitlists, and enforcement.
Universal Basic Income skips the bureaucracy and lets families decide what they actually need. #UBI
Universal Basic Income skips the bureaucracy and lets families decide what they actually need. #UBI
January 1, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Universal childcare sounds elegant until you add income verification, provider rules, audits, waitlists, and enforcement.
Universal Basic Income skips the bureaucracy and lets families decide what they actually need. #UBI
Universal Basic Income skips the bureaucracy and lets families decide what they actually need. #UBI
Fraud thrives in complexity.
Universal Basic Income is simple: same amount, same rules, no discretion.
Simplicity isn’t a weakness, it’s the strongest form of accountability. #UBI
Universal Basic Income is simple: same amount, same rules, no discretion.
Simplicity isn’t a weakness, it’s the strongest form of accountability. #UBI
December 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Fraud thrives in complexity.
Universal Basic Income is simple: same amount, same rules, no discretion.
Simplicity isn’t a weakness, it’s the strongest form of accountability. #UBI
Universal Basic Income is simple: same amount, same rules, no discretion.
Simplicity isn’t a weakness, it’s the strongest form of accountability. #UBI
Government is good at sending checks. It’s bad at micromanaging lives.
Universal Basic Income respects personal choice while cutting administrative waste. #UBI
Universal Basic Income respects personal choice while cutting administrative waste. #UBI
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Government is good at sending checks. It’s bad at micromanaging lives.
Universal Basic Income respects personal choice while cutting administrative waste. #UBI
Universal Basic Income respects personal choice while cutting administrative waste. #UBI
Every means-tested program creates two costs:
1. Administration
2. Fraud prevention
Universal Basic Income eliminates both by design. If everyone qualifies, there’s nothing to game.
1. Administration
2. Fraud prevention
Universal Basic Income eliminates both by design. If everyone qualifies, there’s nothing to game.
December 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Every means-tested program creates two costs:
1. Administration
2. Fraud prevention
Universal Basic Income eliminates both by design. If everyone qualifies, there’s nothing to game.
1. Administration
2. Fraud prevention
Universal Basic Income eliminates both by design. If everyone qualifies, there’s nothing to game.
An upgrade for Donald Trump's idea of a “Patriot Games”:
Ditch the high school kids, use Congress members instead!
Winner scores $1M for a district project.
Voters will finally elect younger, fitter reps. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Ditch the high school kids, use Congress members instead!
Winner scores $1M for a district project.
Voters will finally elect younger, fitter reps. May the odds be ever in your favor!
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
An upgrade for Donald Trump's idea of a “Patriot Games”:
Ditch the high school kids, use Congress members instead!
Winner scores $1M for a district project.
Voters will finally elect younger, fitter reps. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Ditch the high school kids, use Congress members instead!
Winner scores $1M for a district project.
Voters will finally elect younger, fitter reps. May the odds be ever in your favor!
A simpler system means fewer forms, fewer delays, fewer people falling through cracks.
Universal transfers are administratively elegant. #UBI
Universal transfers are administratively elegant. #UBI
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A simpler system means fewer forms, fewer delays, fewer people falling through cracks.
Universal transfers are administratively elegant. #UBI
Universal transfers are administratively elegant. #UBI
Stable income helps parents buy books, tutors, and time to help their kids with homework.
That’s an investment in tomorrow’s workforce. #UBI
That’s an investment in tomorrow’s workforce. #UBI
December 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Stable income helps parents buy books, tutors, and time to help their kids with homework.
That’s an investment in tomorrow’s workforce. #UBI
That’s an investment in tomorrow’s workforce. #UBI
Give couples room to breathe, and love survives. #UBI creates space for patience, communication, and actual partnership instead of two people drowning together.
December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Give couples room to breathe, and love survives. #UBI creates space for patience, communication, and actual partnership instead of two people drowning together.
Top 10 Through #NBA Week 8
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Luka Doncic
4) Tyrese Maxey
5) Giannis Antetokounmpo
6) Cade Cunningham
7) Donovan Mitchell
8) Alperen Sengun
9) Jalen Johnson
10) James Harden
Honorable Mentions:
Victor Wembanyama and Deni Avdija
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Luka Doncic
4) Tyrese Maxey
5) Giannis Antetokounmpo
6) Cade Cunningham
7) Donovan Mitchell
8) Alperen Sengun
9) Jalen Johnson
10) James Harden
Honorable Mentions:
Victor Wembanyama and Deni Avdija
December 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Top 10 Through #NBA Week 8
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Luka Doncic
4) Tyrese Maxey
5) Giannis Antetokounmpo
6) Cade Cunningham
7) Donovan Mitchell
8) Alperen Sengun
9) Jalen Johnson
10) James Harden
Honorable Mentions:
Victor Wembanyama and Deni Avdija
1) Nikola Jokic
2) Shai Gilgeous Alexander
3) Luka Doncic
4) Tyrese Maxey
5) Giannis Antetokounmpo
6) Cade Cunningham
7) Donovan Mitchell
8) Alperen Sengun
9) Jalen Johnson
10) James Harden
Honorable Mentions:
Victor Wembanyama and Deni Avdija
Love shouldn’t be blocked by low wages or shaky jobs.
A basic income gives couples what too many relationships lack: a stable economic floor so money stress doesn’t poison the romance. #UBI
A basic income gives couples what too many relationships lack: a stable economic floor so money stress doesn’t poison the romance. #UBI
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Love shouldn’t be blocked by low wages or shaky jobs.
A basic income gives couples what too many relationships lack: a stable economic floor so money stress doesn’t poison the romance. #UBI
A basic income gives couples what too many relationships lack: a stable economic floor so money stress doesn’t poison the romance. #UBI
2025-2026 #NBA Tiers
T1:
Thunder
T2:
Nuggets
Rockets
Spurs
Pistons
Knicks
T3:
Timberwolves
Lakers
Celtics
Magic
Raptors
Heat
76ers
Cavaliers
Hawks
Suns
T4:
Warriors
Bucks
Bulls
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Trail Blazers
T5:
Jazz
Hornets
Nets
Clippers
Kings
Pacers
Pelicans
Wizards
T1:
Thunder
T2:
Nuggets
Rockets
Spurs
Pistons
Knicks
T3:
Timberwolves
Lakers
Celtics
Magic
Raptors
Heat
76ers
Cavaliers
Hawks
Suns
T4:
Warriors
Bucks
Bulls
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Trail Blazers
T5:
Jazz
Hornets
Nets
Clippers
Kings
Pacers
Pelicans
Wizards
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
2025-2026 #NBA Tiers
T1:
Thunder
T2:
Nuggets
Rockets
Spurs
Pistons
Knicks
T3:
Timberwolves
Lakers
Celtics
Magic
Raptors
Heat
76ers
Cavaliers
Hawks
Suns
T4:
Warriors
Bucks
Bulls
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Trail Blazers
T5:
Jazz
Hornets
Nets
Clippers
Kings
Pacers
Pelicans
Wizards
T1:
Thunder
T2:
Nuggets
Rockets
Spurs
Pistons
Knicks
T3:
Timberwolves
Lakers
Celtics
Magic
Raptors
Heat
76ers
Cavaliers
Hawks
Suns
T4:
Warriors
Bucks
Bulls
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Trail Blazers
T5:
Jazz
Hornets
Nets
Clippers
Kings
Pacers
Pelicans
Wizards
Stable income is a public health intervention: better nutrition, fewer emergencies, and healthier kids who grow into productive adults. #UBI
December 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Stable income is a public health intervention: better nutrition, fewer emergencies, and healthier kids who grow into productive adults. #UBI
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Capitalism crushes Socialism hands down.
Inside Capitalism:
Universal Basics >
Means-Tested Welfare >
No Safety Net
True prosperity? Markets thriving on equal opportunity for all, not just elites. Achieve it with Universal Healthcare, Education & Basic Income.
What's your take?
Inside Capitalism:
Universal Basics >
Means-Tested Welfare >
No Safety Net
True prosperity? Markets thriving on equal opportunity for all, not just elites. Achieve it with Universal Healthcare, Education & Basic Income.
What's your take?
December 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Capitalism crushes Socialism hands down.
Inside Capitalism:
Universal Basics >
Means-Tested Welfare >
No Safety Net
True prosperity? Markets thriving on equal opportunity for all, not just elites. Achieve it with Universal Healthcare, Education & Basic Income.
What's your take?
Inside Capitalism:
Universal Basics >
Means-Tested Welfare >
No Safety Net
True prosperity? Markets thriving on equal opportunity for all, not just elites. Achieve it with Universal Healthcare, Education & Basic Income.
What's your take?