banner
LightNews
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all
@livable4all.bsky.social
470 followers 110 following 180 posts
A practical shift to a livable-for-all economy is possible. Book: Economic Offramp-How a Guaranteed Livable Income Can Get Us Off the Road to Destruction and Onto a Livable Future (via 3pennypublishing.com - free ebooks available) West Coast Canada
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · Oct 31
A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
2 4 8
Reposted by Livable4all
scottsantens.com
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 5d
"This isn't just about individual family income—it is about how income is distributed in society. Both children from wealthy and lower-income families showed altered neurodevelopment and we established that this has a lasting impact on well-being."

UBI trials can't test this. We need to just do it.
Societal inequality linked to structural brain changes in children
Income inequality in society has been linked to structural changes in the brains of children who go on to experience poorer mental health.
medicalxpress.com
3 30 58
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 13d
"If we, as a society, try to respond to societal problems with individual solutions, then our societies will collapse as soon as they encounter a societal problem.“ (at min.58) Gary Stevenson on Prof G podcast (April 10, 2025)
1 2
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 13d
Quote from @garyseconomics.bsky.social "If we, as a society, try to respond to societal problems with individual solutions, then our societies will collapse as soon as they encounter a societal problem.“ (at min.58) Gary Stevenson on Prof G podcast (April 10, 2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP5h...
Trade War Chaos Drives Massive Volatility — ft. Gary Stevenson | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
1
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 13d
POVERTY is an UPSTREAM problem that causes massive DOWNSTREAM problems. A Guaranteed Livable Income is the Economic Offramp from destruction to a livable future. #UBI #GLI #livable4all #basicincome #futureofwork #unemployment #poverty 3pennypublishing.com/economic-off...
3
Reposted by Livable4all
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · Aug 31
“If we, as a society, try to respond to societal problems with individual solutions, then our societies will collapse as soon as they encounter a societal problem.“ (Minute 58) Gary Stevenson on Scott Galloway (Prof G) podcast (April 10, 2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP5h...
Trade War Chaos Drives Massive Volatility — ft. Gary Stevenson | Prof G Markets
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
1 2
Reposted by Livable4all
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 27d
POVERTY is an UPSTREAM problem that causes massive DOWNSTREAM problems. A Guaranteed Livable Income is the Economic Offramp from destruction to a livable future. 3pennypublishing.com/economic-off...
3 5
Reposted by Livable4all
hume1711.bsky.social
hume1711.bsky.social @hume1711.bsky.social · Aug 1
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/philos...
Is the University of Edinburgh right to “cancel” David Hume?
Great thinkers can have reprehensible views but there are better ways to deal with this paradox
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
1 2 5
Reposted by Livable4all
nonzerosumjames.bsky.social
James @nonzerosumjames.bsky.social · 17d
I’m increasingly coming to the conclusion that Gary Stevenson has got it right, not just in the UK but globally #economics #unity
Unity and Common Ground
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtube.com
3 8 34
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 13d
Podcast interview Re: the UK’s working-class unrest.

Sociologist Lisa McKenzie talks to Alex and contributing editor Lee Jones about why the country feels like a powder-keg.

What’s behind protests like Unite the Kingdom? How responsible are far-right agitators?

bungacast.com/2025/09/23/5...
/511/ Britain’s Tinderbox ft. Lisa McKenzie
On the UK’s working-class unrest. Sociologist Lisa McKenzie talks to Alex and contributing editor Lee Jones about why the country feels like a powder-keg. What’s behind protests like Un…
bungacast.com
Reposted by Livable4all
simsa0.bsky.social
simsa0 @simsa0.bsky.social · 15d
Restaurateurs complain about rising costs, high taxes, lack of staff, declining custormer numbers. But what they fail to acknowledge is the "cultural" change since Covid: The impact of smartphones and social media that not just impacts dating and concerts, but also dining.
1-6
1 1 1
Reposted by Livable4all
basicbc.bsky.social
Tom Pogson @basicbc.bsky.social · 19d
Pass it on: a basic income costs less than poverty.
White lettering on orange pink :basic income darker same color than background: costs less than poverty
2 73 240
Reposted by Livable4all
scottsantens.com
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 18d
Full video:

youtu.be/jWN3PhnA9_k?...
The Reports of Universal Basic Income's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
YouTube video by Scott Santens
youtu.be
1 5 14
Reposted by Livable4all
csdk.bsky.social
CSDK 🌊🗽🎾🐊 @csdk.bsky.social · 19d
www.scottsantens.com/reports-of-u...
The Reports of UBI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The Mountain of Positive Results vs. Some Pandemic-Era Null Results
This serves as my response as a subject-matter expert in this particular field to recent shots fired against UBI
www.scottsantens.com
5 5
Reposted by Livable4all
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 20d
UBI History - a basic income website from 2001. www.basicincome.com Refers to the book: Basic Income: Economic Security for all Canadians by Sally Lerner, C. M. A. Clark, W. R. Needham, 1999.
A Universal Basic Income, Economic security for all Canadians
The case for a Universal Basic Income and a simple basic income model for Canada (developed for purposes of discussion) as presented in the book <i>’Basic Income: Economic Security for all Canadians’<...
www.basicincome.com
1 1
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 20d
Sally Lerner, early UBI proponent in Canada uwaterloo.ca/environment-...
SERS Mourns the Death of Professor Sally C Lerner. | School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability | University of Waterloo
The School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability is saddened by the recent death of one of our founding members and former School Directors, Sally Lerner
uwaterloo.ca
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 20d
UBI History - a basic income website from 2001. www.basicincome.com Refers to the book: Basic Income: Economic Security for all Canadians by Sally Lerner, C. M. A. Clark, W. R. Needham, 1999.
A Universal Basic Income, Economic security for all Canadians
The case for a Universal Basic Income and a simple basic income model for Canada (developed for purposes of discussion) as presented in the book <i>’Basic Income: Economic Security for all Canadians’<...
www.basicincome.com
1 1
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 21d
Book Nook #author interview #podcast | A Few Small Candles: War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories: on the trivializing of non violence, a rare 1999 interview #History #firstperson www.wyso.org/podcast/book...
A Few Small Candles: War Resisters of World War II Tell Their Stories
Larry Gara was a peace activist who walked the walk. He was a Quaker and conscientious objector who served a prison term rather than serve in WWII. Rare 1999 interview.
www.wyso.org
2
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 21d
via Canada North - Nunatsiaq News: nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
Non-profit sends sea can full of food to Gjoa Haven in pilot project
A newly formed New Brunswick-based non-profit delivered a sea can full of donated food to Gjoa Haven this month. A Tapestry of Kindness Network Inc. partnered with Gjoa Haven contracting company Cap E...
nunatsiaq.com
1
Reposted by Livable4all
hume1711.bsky.social
hume1711.bsky.social @hume1711.bsky.social · 25d
fivebooks.com/best-books/d...
David Hume
Hume had a message he wanted to get out — particularly as regards skepticism about religion — but he was no proto-Richard Dawkins, says Cambridge philosopher, Simon Blackburn. He chooses the best book...
fivebooks.com
1 1
Reposted by Livable4all
newsandcoffee.bsky.social
News and Coffee @newsandcoffee.bsky.social · 25d
Mental health and suicide are directly related to economic wellbeing.

That's why I support a universal basic income.

But if you vote for a guy that destroys the agricultural sector with a trade war, you don't get wellbeing.

Leopards eating faces.
A Silent Truth Hidden in the Farm Economy: Farmer Suicides Are on the Rise
With 259 farm bankruptcies filed between April 2024 and March 2025, it’s clear the financial stress on farms is only growing more severe this year. But there's been another troubling trend happening in the midst of the downturn.
www.agweb.com
19 51
Reposted by Livable4all
scottsantens.com
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 24d
Whenever you see someone sharing a post or article claiming that recent pilot evidence shows that basic income doesn't work, please consider sharing this in reply:
scottsantens.com
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 26d
New longread essay from me in response to the slew of recent hot takes holding up a few guaranteed income pilot results as some kind of nail in the coffin of universal basic income and even cash transfers in general. This is a long one because I dive into the details and cover much more evidence.
The Reports of UBI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
The Mountain of Positive Results vs. Pandemic-Era Nulls
scottsantens.substack.com
1 16 42
Reposted by Livable4all
scottsantens.com
Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 26d
New longread essay from me in response to the slew of recent hot takes holding up a few guaranteed income pilot results as some kind of nail in the coffin of universal basic income and even cash transfers in general. This is a long one because I dive into the details and cover much more evidence.
The Reports of UBI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
The Mountain of Positive Results vs. Pandemic-Era Nulls
scottsantens.substack.com
4 51 89
Reposted by Livable4all
ubiworks.bsky.social
UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · Sep 3
Really solid piece from @annielowrey.bsky.social, adding crucial context on the latest basic income studies.
2 7 23
Reposted by Livable4all
davidgraeberinst.bsky.social
David Graeber Institute @davidgraeberinst.bsky.social · Aug 31
"In fact, almost everything worthwhile that has come out of British culture for the last century, from music hall, to street kebabs, to standup comedy, rock 'n' roll, and the rave scene, has been primarily a working-class phenomenon. Essentially, these were the things the working-class created when they weren’t actually working. The sprouting of British popular culture in the 60s was a product of the UK’s then very generous welfare state….and a surprising proportion of major bands later to sweep the world spent at least some of their formative years on unemployment relief." David Graeber
2 48 140
livable4all.bsky.social
Livable4all @livable4all.bsky.social · 27d
POVERTY is an UPSTREAM problem that causes massive DOWNSTREAM problems. A Guaranteed Livable Income is the Economic Offramp from destruction to a livable future. 3pennypublishing.com/economic-off...
3 5