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· Jun 13
This is ✨Senator Kim Pate✨
Canada's champion for Basic Income in Parliament
She just gave one of the most iconic speeches ever
- it's cheaper than poverty
- encourages work and entrepreneurs
- cuts crime and helps victims of abuse
We break it down🧵
Canada's champion for Basic Income in Parliament
She just gave one of the most iconic speeches ever
- it's cheaper than poverty
- encourages work and entrepreneurs
- cuts crime and helps victims of abuse
We break it down🧵
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A healthy economy is money in motion. It benefits people when it’s moving, when it’s working, whether it’s funding research or buying hamburgers. Society thrives when the money circulates.
And even if a UBI recipient doesn’t earn an extra dime, the money still circulates.
And even if a UBI recipient doesn’t earn an extra dime, the money still circulates.
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A healthy economy is money in motion. It benefits people when it’s moving, when it’s working, whether it’s funding research or buying hamburgers. Society thrives when the money circulates.
And even if a UBI recipient doesn’t earn an extra dime, the money still circulates.
And even if a UBI recipient doesn’t earn an extra dime, the money still circulates.
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A UBI would have absolutely saved my life during my last long stretch of unemployment. As it is, I'm still rebuilding based on the body blows I took from the last few years.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
A UBI would have absolutely saved my life during my last long stretch of unemployment. As it is, I'm still rebuilding based on the body blows I took from the last few years.
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I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
Always grinds my gears when people say "No one would work drudge jobs if there was a UBI"
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I remember having a UBI. It was called “living with my parents,” and I had all my food/shelter needs covered, plus free access to a (shared) TV, music, books, a library card, cars I could borrow and more.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
I still worked drudge jobs, because I wanted to buy lots of comics and take girls to movies.
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Research indicates that with UBI, under or unemployed people don't have to take 3 part-time jobs, and are therefore able to focus on a better job search. Results show that UBI is a path to a better job.
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Research indicates that with UBI, under or unemployed people don't have to take 3 part-time jobs, and are therefore able to focus on a better job search. Results show that UBI is a path to a better job.
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Always grinds my gears when people say "No one would work drudge jobs if there was a UBI"
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Always grinds my gears when people say "No one would work drudge jobs if there was a UBI"
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
But even staying completely capitalist, I disagree. If I received a baseline living-wage UBI, and then I was offered REWARDS for drudge jobs, I'd take it! I want to save up for treats and travel and hobbies!
Which one will we choose?
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Which one will we choose?
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Explore the usual questions at www.scottsantens.com/basic-income...
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
December 1, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Explore the usual questions at www.scottsantens.com/basic-income...
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
Link also in bio.
Guy Standing also goes through them with a chapter on both "how to pay for it" and "won't people quit?" In his book "Basic Income and How We Can Make it Happen" (2015 Pelican Books.)
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S. Korea has doubled the budget for its massive universal basic income experiment, increasing the number of rural counties included in it from 7 to 12, and relieving counties of more of the cost. As a result, the number of participants in the 2-yr UBI pilot will go from ~250k to near 400,000 people.
Gov't doubles budget for rural basic income pilot program following local backlash
The budget for President Lee Jae Myung’s rural basic income initiative — a major campaign pledge — has been doubled at the pilot stage, following protests from local governments that were excluded fro...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
S. Korea has doubled the budget for its massive universal basic income experiment, increasing the number of rural counties included in it from 7 to 12, and relieving counties of more of the cost. As a result, the number of participants in the 2-yr UBI pilot will go from ~250k to near 400,000 people.
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If AI succeeds, we need universal basic income, and if AI fails, we need universal basic income. Also, we should have implemented UBI decades ago when working class incomes first decoupled from productivity growth.
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
If AI succeeds, we need universal basic income, and if AI fails, we need universal basic income. Also, we should have implemented UBI decades ago when working class incomes first decoupled from productivity growth.
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I wish this for Canada
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend has been paying every resident a yearly income since the 1980s. We spoke with 2 of its fiercest defenders.
"The commons are natural resources... The oil does not belong to the oil companies. It belongs to the people." — Dr. Jack Hickel, son of Alaska's 2nd Governor
"The commons are natural resources... The oil does not belong to the oil companies. It belongs to the people." — Dr. Jack Hickel, son of Alaska's 2nd Governor
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I wish this for Canada
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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.
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.
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.
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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...
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
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
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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.
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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
only answer to AI's DISRUPTION
only answer to AI's DISRUPTION
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME
only answer to AI's DISRUPTION
only answer to AI's DISRUPTION
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More about the All-Party supported PEI Basic Income Demonstration Project:
www.gbireport.ca
www.gbireport.ca
PEI Basic Income Report
www.gbireport.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
More about the All-Party supported PEI Basic Income Demonstration Project:
www.gbireport.ca
www.gbireport.ca
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Most books about basic income / Guaranteed Livable Income are written by academics. This one is not, and it is free on Apple Books and Leanpub.
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Most books about basic income / Guaranteed Livable Income are written by academics. This one is not, and it is free on Apple Books and Leanpub.
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Canada sounding pretty good right about now 🇨🇦
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 6:21 PM
Canada sounding pretty good right about now 🇨🇦
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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.
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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