Recent searches
Search options
#universalbasicincome
Growing up, I was a Star Trek fan, in part because life was so very different to what I saw around me every day. There was ample technology and adventures and yet, no scarcity, no cost of living crisis, no healthcare or educational issues... It appeared bliss. 
“We’re in the 24th Century, there is no economy. People are more focused on improving their lives”. — Captain Picard
Interested in universal basic income?
We're presenting some thoughts as the basic income trial for artists in Ireland winds down. This free online event on June 4th at 18:30 BST might be of some interest to some folks here: https://actionnetwork.org/events/basic-income-for-the-arts-in-ireland-what-have-we-learned-after-32-months
Another win-win and progressive way of making sure that nobody is left behind:
"Albuquerque [New Mexico, USA] is now funding a #BasicIncome project with its tax on recreational cannabis."
"Through these and many other measures, along with the basic income assistance, our community will reap long-term public health #benefits reductions in addiction rates, and taxpayer savings".
https://www.businessinsider.com/albuquerque-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5
This is why, Universal Basic Income (UBI) needs to become a reality.
1) As soon as AI can replace people, it will.
2) That is what AI was designed to do.
3) Every study has shown when UBI has been implemented, both economic and social growth as a net positive for that community. -- Meaning, it works.
#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/nixCraft/statuses/114539246756310497
More and more entrepreneurs are realising that without labour there is no money and no customers...
"Universal basic income is the notion that a government should guarantee every citizen a yearly sum of money, no strings attached. The thinking is that such a program would relieve economic stress as automation technology severely reduces the demand for labor."
https://mashable.com/article/ebay-founder-universal-basic-income
Wealth isn’t created alone. Every billionaire benefits from workers, roads, schools, and society itself.
#UBI simply ensures that the value we all help create is shared fairly. Because fairness isn’t trickle-down—it’s lifting everyone up.
https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/
Great news on #UniversalBasicIncome from Connecticut, USA:
"Rep. Susan Johnson, offered her strong support of the bill as a way to improve the lives of women and children in the state, saying their condition has deteriorated in Connecticut and many have been forced into homelessness because of poor policy."
"The bill passed the House on a 110-37 vote" 
What if financial stability wasn’t a privilege, but a right?
Right now, some people have wealth just for being born into the right circumstances. #UniversalBasicIncome says everyone deserves security, not just the lucky few. And that’s #fairness
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/wealth-inequality-oxfam-billionaires-elon-musk/
Psychology Today has a fantastic article on the AI revolution replacing human labour with machines. It also offers a few tips on how to deal with the upcoming change.
"#UBI doesn’t just reduce #poverty—it rebuilds #inclusion
It gives people space to breathe, care for others, learn, and rethink what they want from life—not just what they have to do to survive (Wijngaarde et al., 2021)."
Ann Arbor's 2 year #UBI project does help those who receive the #GuaranteedIncome including those who want to start their own business like Marie Codrington who wants to start her own food truck
Ann Arbor runs a 2 year #UniversalBasicIncome project but not everyone receives the #UBI
"...most apartments in the city cost over $1,000 per month.
She receives $947 per month in Social Security, but that’s not enough to afford a place, she said, saying she has tried working different jobs to earn more, but each dollar earned was a dollar taken out of her Social Security benefits."
How can this situation be allowed to continue?
Imagine a world where your worth isn’t tied to your job.
#UBI recognizes your inherent value and gives you the space to breathe, dream, and grow. It’s time to support a system that values people over profits. Let’s make it happen! 
Everyone is an artist 
Happy Friday everyone and remember, you are an artist too 
Whether you express your creativity with a drawing board, pen & paper, in the kitchen, reading a bedtime story to your children, in the garden or in the garage - you are an artist and deserve #UniversalBasicIncome With No Strings Attached
https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2025/05/09/universal-basic-income-artists
Wikipedia: In his Utopia, English statesman and philosopher Thomas More depicts a society in which every person receives a #GuaranteedIncome
"No penalty on earth will stop people from stealing, if it's their only way of getting food"
"instead of inflicting these horrible punishments, it would be far more to the point to provide everyone with some means of livelihood, so that nobody's under the frightful necessity of becoming first a thief, then a corpse."
Great news
A #UniversalBasicIncome study from #SouthAfrica simulated the benefits of income support based on 2017 data. It shows that wider income support for everyone from 18 to 59 - not only those unemployed - would benefit society the most:
"this universal support has the biggest overall impact on poverty and inequality reduction because more South Africans receive income support under this scenario."
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-basic-income-grant-extreme-poverty.html
Quick reminder:
In 2 hours from now, at 16:00 UTC, we'll meet again for our monthly #UBI4ME community event.
Click on this link to join:
https://meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_Event_May_2025
If you want a visual representation of where #UniversalBasicIncome projects have been conducted, have a look at this website.
It clearly shows that #UBI is a popular and worthy goal to achieve.
Please note: the criticism that UBI disincentivizes us to work has been de-bunked.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/countries-with-universal-basic-income