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"I’m tired of calling this a pilot. We know it works,” Riverside Democratic Assembly member Corey Jackson said on Wed. “I do believe that guaranteed income is a part of a 21st century social safety net to fill in the gaps that other, more stringent programs aren’t able to meet."
Do it, California.
Do it, California.
Lawmakers look to expand California's guaranteed income program
The state currently has two pilot programs — one for former foster youth and pregnant people, and another for older adults.
www.capradio.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"I’m tired of calling this a pilot. We know it works,” Riverside Democratic Assembly member Corey Jackson said on Wed. “I do believe that guaranteed income is a part of a 21st century social safety net to fill in the gaps that other, more stringent programs aren’t able to meet."
Do it, California.
Do it, California.
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Being in poverty is akin to playing a game of musical chairs: not enough chairs, and people keep falling.
February 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Being in poverty is akin to playing a game of musical chairs: not enough chairs, and people keep falling.
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BREAKING: New PBO Report estimates a Guaranteed Basic Income can reduce poverty by 40% nationwide at a net cost of just $3.6B/year and 1% impact on hours worked.
Poverty costs Canada $80B+/year.
Poverty costs Canada $80B+/year.
February 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
BREAKING: New PBO Report estimates a Guaranteed Basic Income can reduce poverty by 40% nationwide at a net cost of just $3.6B/year and 1% impact on hours worked.
Poverty costs Canada $80B+/year.
Poverty costs Canada $80B+/year.
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We should be sending letters companies telling them Ai is replacing workers and we need a UBI because it will come for their job too
February 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We should be sending letters companies telling them Ai is replacing workers and we need a UBI because it will come for their job too
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Meanwhile, universal basic income has been shown to significantly reduce depression and improve mental health and well-being. No joke.
The NHS is to trial ‘comedy on prescription’ in a bid to tackle 9million people on antidepressants. The social prescribing scheme delivered by Craic Health is backed by Labour MP and GP, Dr Simon Opher who has warned against “a pandemic of over-prescription”.
February 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Meanwhile, universal basic income has been shown to significantly reduce depression and improve mental health and well-being. No joke.
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Extreme inequality and mass chronic economic insecurity are the root forces tearing us apart. Democracy requires a strong middle class, but decades of automation and globalization have eaten away at it, leaving us with a lot of angry people willing to burn it all down.
We need a basic income floor.
We need a basic income floor.
What We Need to Truly Thrive: Democracy and Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
The text below is a speech I wrote for a keynote in Ireland for DemCon 2018. The
PowerPoint I created for it is also available here
[https://www.slideshare.net/ScottSantens/unconditional-basic-income-...
www.scottsantens.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Extreme inequality and mass chronic economic insecurity are the root forces tearing us apart. Democracy requires a strong middle class, but decades of automation and globalization have eaten away at it, leaving us with a lot of angry people willing to burn it all down.
We need a basic income floor.
We need a basic income floor.
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
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Here's a UBI starter pack too:
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And here's a UBI 101 link:
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Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All
Why UBI is necessary now and how to get it done
www.scottsantens.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
An Introduction to Unconditional Basic Income For All
Why UBI is necessary now and how to get it done
www.scottsantens.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
Here's a UBI starter pack too:
bsky.app/profile/scot...
And here's a UBI 101 link:
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Gen Z's opinion of Trump has shifted dramatically in just 3 months; a massive negative shift of 37 points from +19 to -18. It's too bad it took implementing Project 2025 instead of just reading it or watching a video about it or listening to a podcast about it.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump's Gen Z popularity plunges
A poll shows the president's net favorable rating among those aged 18-29 has fallen dramatically in the past three months.
www.newsweek.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Gen Z's opinion of Trump has shifted dramatically in just 3 months; a massive negative shift of 37 points from +19 to -18. It's too bad it took implementing Project 2025 instead of just reading it or watching a video about it or listening to a podcast about it.
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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You think UBI is expensive; think again!
The price we pay for poverty far outweighs the cost of a UBI program.
Poverty costs us billions in medical bills, crime insecurity, and lost human potential from lack of education and opportunity.
UBI will save us billions and make us much more.
The price we pay for poverty far outweighs the cost of a UBI program.
Poverty costs us billions in medical bills, crime insecurity, and lost human potential from lack of education and opportunity.
UBI will save us billions and make us much more.
February 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
You think UBI is expensive; think again!
The price we pay for poverty far outweighs the cost of a UBI program.
Poverty costs us billions in medical bills, crime insecurity, and lost human potential from lack of education and opportunity.
UBI will save us billions and make us much more.
The price we pay for poverty far outweighs the cost of a UBI program.
Poverty costs us billions in medical bills, crime insecurity, and lost human potential from lack of education and opportunity.
UBI will save us billions and make us much more.
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Wealth is a result of having resources, seizing opportunities, and compounding income over time. UBI provides resources and opportunities for individuals to generate wealth. It enables individuals to gain skills and generate income to invest in themselves and their communities
January 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Wealth is a result of having resources, seizing opportunities, and compounding income over time. UBI provides resources and opportunities for individuals to generate wealth. It enables individuals to gain skills and generate income to invest in themselves and their communities
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Another argument in favor of #UBI is the fact that casinos contribute to human trafficking, so eliminating the need for dependence on casinos will decrease human trafficking.
January 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Another argument in favor of #UBI is the fact that casinos contribute to human trafficking, so eliminating the need for dependence on casinos will decrease human trafficking.
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Universal basic income is the answer. It's a foundation. It's a master key that unlocks many doors. It's not everything we need, but it's the one thing that makes everything else we need more possible to obtain.
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Universal basic income is the answer. It's a foundation. It's a master key that unlocks many doors. It's not everything we need, but it's the one thing that makes everything else we need more possible to obtain.
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Just uploaded the latest episode of The Basic Income Show. We talked about Mark Carney and what he has said about AI and the need for "social supports" like UBI in Canada. It is the exact opposite to Keir Starmer's approach to AI in the UK. Also, more UBI evidence!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJj...
If Mark Carney Becomes Canada's Next PM, Might He Implement UBI Due to AI? | The Basic Income Show
YouTube video by Scott Santens
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Just uploaded the latest episode of The Basic Income Show. We talked about Mark Carney and what he has said about AI and the need for "social supports" like UBI in Canada. It is the exact opposite to Keir Starmer's approach to AI in the UK. Also, more UBI evidence!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzJj...
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Interesting fact: the Madhya Pradesh basic income experiment at first was resisted by its participants. Why? Because the idea is such a departure from the norm.
Like Sarath Davala explained, "They felt like 'who are you and who am I?' Why would you do this. You'll take my crops, my land..."
Like Sarath Davala explained, "They felt like 'who are you and who am I?' Why would you do this. You'll take my crops, my land..."
January 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Interesting fact: the Madhya Pradesh basic income experiment at first was resisted by its participants. Why? Because the idea is such a departure from the norm.
Like Sarath Davala explained, "They felt like 'who are you and who am I?' Why would you do this. You'll take my crops, my land..."
Like Sarath Davala explained, "They felt like 'who are you and who am I?' Why would you do this. You'll take my crops, my land..."
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With poverty and inequality comes increased insecurity, social unrest, and slowed economic growth. With UBI comes stability, reduced inequality, and capable individuals who can focus on education, entrepreneurship, community development, and economic growth.
January 28, 2025 at 7:05 AM
With poverty and inequality comes increased insecurity, social unrest, and slowed economic growth. With UBI comes stability, reduced inequality, and capable individuals who can focus on education, entrepreneurship, community development, and economic growth.
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Karl Widerquist on Political Philosophy of Basic Income. By Scott Jacobsen, the Basic Income Earth Network: BasicIncome . org, Jan 27, 2025
Karl Widerquist on Political Philosophy of Basic Income | Basic Income News
Today, we are joined by Karl Widerquist, a political philosophy professor at Georgetown University-Qatar. He has an extensive research and publication record on universal basic income. He uses an inte...
basicincome.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Karl Widerquist on Political Philosophy of Basic Income. By Scott Jacobsen, the Basic Income Earth Network: BasicIncome . org, Jan 27, 2025
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Now do the unintended consequences of poverty and chronic mass insecurity.
UBI isn't just admirable. It's evidence based. It's not about vibes.
bsky.app/profile/scot...
UBI isn't just admirable. It's evidence based. It's not about vibes.
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Now do the unintended consequences of poverty and chronic mass insecurity.
UBI isn't just admirable. It's evidence based. It's not about vibes.
bsky.app/profile/scot...
UBI isn't just admirable. It's evidence based. It's not about vibes.
bsky.app/profile/scot...
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Andreesen is vehemently against universal basic income despite it being the one thing that stands between him and the guillotine he insists on personally sharpening.
The plan is to crash the economy to suppress wages.
January 27, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Andreesen is vehemently against universal basic income despite it being the one thing that stands between him and the guillotine he insists on personally sharpening.
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The US and other capitalist countries are so fucked in the head that when someone says they are starving they think if that person as a threat instead of asking what is wrong with society that allows starvation
These guys are fucking villains. You want to be a villain, blame poor starving people
These guys are fucking villains. You want to be a villain, blame poor starving people
January 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The US and other capitalist countries are so fucked in the head that when someone says they are starving they think if that person as a threat instead of asking what is wrong with society that allows starvation
These guys are fucking villains. You want to be a villain, blame poor starving people
These guys are fucking villains. You want to be a villain, blame poor starving people
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Most corporations are overvalued, and the majority of government projects are inflated—both designed to concentrate wealth at the top. UBI is different; its designed to directly channel resources and opportunities to the working masses at the bottom.
January 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Most corporations are overvalued, and the majority of government projects are inflated—both designed to concentrate wealth at the top. UBI is different; its designed to directly channel resources and opportunities to the working masses at the bottom.
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I wonder what would happen if you took the wealthy to see the living conditions of the life of the poor and then told them that it’s not their fault.
I spent the last 6 years researching on whose fault is poverty. Surprise, it’s not the person, poverty is created by social policies and neglect
I spent the last 6 years researching on whose fault is poverty. Surprise, it’s not the person, poverty is created by social policies and neglect
“Teaching is not always from a classroom or pulpit. Sometimes it’s taking people into the slums to teach them compassion, by literally driving them to make home healthcare visits to rundown mobile homes or clean up ally ways full of drug paraphernalia. Or going to clean up after a hurricane…” 1/2
January 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I wonder what would happen if you took the wealthy to see the living conditions of the life of the poor and then told them that it’s not their fault.
I spent the last 6 years researching on whose fault is poverty. Surprise, it’s not the person, poverty is created by social policies and neglect
I spent the last 6 years researching on whose fault is poverty. Surprise, it’s not the person, poverty is created by social policies and neglect
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"The Freedom From Want and Basic Income" a section of the new book I'm working on. I'm interested in any useful feedback.
@scottsantens.com @michaelalewis10.bsky.social
@scottsantens.com @michaelalewis10.bsky.social
The Freedom From Want and Basic Income - Karl Widerquist
AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of a section in a book I'm working on. I'm interested in any helpful feedback. In 1941, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his famous, “Four Freedoms Speech,” wh...
widerquist.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"The Freedom From Want and Basic Income" a section of the new book I'm working on. I'm interested in any useful feedback.
@scottsantens.com @michaelalewis10.bsky.social
@scottsantens.com @michaelalewis10.bsky.social