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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 1d

The artificial intelligence and robotics being developed by multi-billionaires will allow corporate America to wipe out tens of millions of decent-paying jobs, cut labor costs and boost profits.

What happens to working class people who can’t find jobs because they don’t exist?

AI Could Wipe Out the Working Class | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian personal finance and TV legend, host of "Til Debt Do Us Part" chimed in

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 1d

There are various models with different designs that work already.

Guaranteed basic income is much cheaper and optimized for lowering poverty. Universal basic income as a dividend should go to everyone by virtue of a shared claim to common assets.

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...

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 2d

poverty drains our health and potential

an income floor restores it, letting families thrive and communities strengthen

that's the real return on investment

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Bernadette🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦 @bernadette59.bsky.social · 6d

@ubiworks.bsky.social The Godfather of AI supports UBI. Everyone should.

Bernadette🍁🍁🇨🇦🇨🇦 @bernadette59.bsky.social · 6d

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Dr. Geoffrey Hinton 'Godfather of AI': Will AI cause massive job loss? | Common Wealth Canada

YouTube video by Common Wealth Canada

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 2d

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Could universal basic income work in the Yukon? | CBC News

Researchers with the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition found current social supports aren’t meeting the needs of many in poverty – and they say a basic income policy could help.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 2d

"If you look at the [basic income] pilot programs that have been implemented and you hear from the people who have been part of them, as I have done, it made an amazing difference to their life… People go back to work, they get a better education."

— Senator Pat Duncan

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 2d

Yes - because it works across Canada already

"there is clear, strong evidence to show that when people feel they have a secure income, they have the opportunity to get the education and employment that can better their lives and their families"

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 6d

The Great Decoupling of

- GDP vs. wages
- Labour productivity vs. wages
- and now job openings vs. market performance

All are accelerated by automation 🧵

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 7d

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What Happens If You Just Give People Cash – in Crypto

A new basic income pilot will pay low-income New Yorkers $12,000 in cryptocurrency to help them invest in big expenses like education and housing.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 7d

"one of the major benefits of using USDC is how fast GiveDirectly can transfer funds, and how cheaply: It only cost the nonprofit 26 cents to issue the first batch of $800 payments — significantly less than it would have to issue prepaid debit cards."

@give-directly.bsky.social 🫡

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING: GiveDirectly and Coinbase partner in new Basic Income Pilot, providing low-income New Yorkers with $12,000 in USDC (stablecoin pegged to USD)

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 8d

Basic income is a reskilling investment. People need time to take courses. @mark-carney.bsky.social himself said we need a system where 40 yr olds can go back to school. They need basic income for that. Without it people get stuck in dead end jobs just for income security.

UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI: Canadians ranked Basic Income as top choice to address AI Job Loss (Abacus Poll)

AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI: Canadians ranked Basic Income as top choice to address AI Job Loss (Abacus Poll)

AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 9d

Working should get more tax relief than gains from owning land. We have it backwards.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 9d

Private philanthropy and charities can only go so far

This Canadian tech entrepreneur is calling for a fairer tax system where the very wealthiest invest more to reduce inequality

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Floyd Marinescu @floydmarinescu.bsky.social · 13d

Canadians rank basic income as top answer to AI job displacement

We expect this will only grow in salience

UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 16d

BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 13d

spot on

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aunteek.bsky.social @aunteek.bsky.social · 15d

Universal basic income.
Living wages.
Taxpayer funded universal healthcare
Affordable housing
Affordable childcare
Affordable education
Decent infrastructure everywhere (roads, bridges, water, electricity, Internet)

UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 15d

Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.

"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 15d

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Basic Income for the Arts pilot produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 15d

Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.

"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 16d

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What do Canadians think about AI: A Tool for Progress or a Threat to Stability? - Abacus Data

As Parliament resumes, Canadians are anxious but pragmatic. Business, union, and association leaders face both risks and opportunities in 2025.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 16d

BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 21d

nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/17/a...

A Smarter Way to Fight Poverty: Guaranteed Basic Income

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 21d

"a team of economists, federal and provincial politicians and officials, with the support of the PEI government...designed a GBI model 40% cheaper than other BI models, focused on the people who need it most, had very little effect on labour supply, and cut poverty in PEI from 9.7% to 2.1%."

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