UBI4ME<p>I'm all in favor of automating everything so that humans are free to do whatever makes them happy. In the meantime, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> is working people to the bone - incl nurses who will soon be replaced by <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> </p><p>"In Colorado, a patient with a runny nose was alarmed to learn from an AI-generated message that the problem could be a brain fluid leak. (It wasn’t.) A nurse hadn’t proofread carefully and mistakenly sent the message."</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-ai-health-doctors-microsoft-f63d7fcc4b361cf8073406bf231e2b92" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/chatgpt-ai-</span><span class="invisible">health-doctors-microsoft-f63d7fcc4b361cf8073406bf231e2b92</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a></p>
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UBI4ME<p>In the race of becoming the first country actually implementing <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> there's a new front runner 🥳 </p><p>South Korea has just elected Lee Jae-myung as president. He ran on a platform of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> in 2022 and narrowly missed out on the top job.</p><p>"Lee implemented various basic income programs for residents during his time as mayor and governor."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-</span><span class="invisible">myung</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Time4UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Time4UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthKorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>What an interesting article by StreetSenseMedia: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/streetsensedc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>streetsensedc</span></a></span> </p><p>"The plan is to enforce government acquisition or taxation of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Then, levy a high-tier “social impact tax” on TikTok’s ad revenue, amounting to 50%–75%, and redirect proceeds into a Universal Income Fund (UIF)."</p><p>What do you think? 🤓 </p><p><a href="https://streetsensemedia.org/article/tiktok-universal-income-basic-income-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">streetsensemedia.org/article/t</span><span class="invisible">iktok-universal-income-basic-income-plan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalIncomeFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalIncomeFund</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>Who had, "I may be getting laid off, and I learned about it on the Fediverse" -- On their bingo card? <br><br>Because I sure did not.<br><br>Honestly, I am not 100% sure if this impacts me directly or not. But even if it does not today, I do have that feeling it is not going to stop here.<br><br>Now, is a good time to remind everyone, Universal Basic Income really should be a thing. Because AI is going to replace, you -- Yes, you -- If not today, someday soon.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Meta" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Meta</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/WhatsApp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Threads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Threads</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Instagram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> # <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalBasicIncome</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/UBI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UBI</a><br><br><span class="">RE: <a href="https://cyberplace.social/users/GossiTheDog/statuses/114603056273407760" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://cyberplace.social/users/GossiTheDog/statuses/114603056273407760</a></span></p>
UBI4ME<p>EVERY company should already pay it's fair share in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> That would bring in enough money for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> </p><p>"AI could wipe out more specialized white-collar roles that may have required years of expensive training and education — and those workers may not be so easily retrained for equal or higher-paying jobs.</p><p>Amodei suggested that lawmakers may even need to consider levying a tax on AI companies."</p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/29/tech/ai-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-unemployment?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">edition.cnn.com/2025/05/29/tec</span><span class="invisible">h/ai-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-unemployment?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologicalUnemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologicalUnemployment</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>"Susan Campbell (opinion): Is Connecticut ready for Universal Basic Income?"</p><p>"Connecticut needs this. The current presidential administration wants to make deep cuts to Medicaid, cut SNAP as it’s never been cut before, and grant rich people unneeded tax cuts. While the world burns around us, maybe we can provide for residents a modicum of stability. This is the time, and Connecticut is the place."</p><p><a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/opinion/article/universal-basic-income-ct-20334831.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctinsider.com/opinion/article/</span><span class="invisible">universal-basic-income-ct-20334831.php</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>Due to factors outside of our control, we were made redundant by our last employer.</p><p>Our last day with them was officially 30th April, but they put us on gardening leave for a couple of weeks beforehand.</p><p>We did get a moderate redundancy payout, equal to about 3 weeks' pay, as well as our final monthly pay amount for April, but we've been officially unemployed since 1st May.</p><p>After reviewing which unemployment and support benefits we were theoretically eligible for, we applied for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-style-employment-and-support-allowance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new style ESA</a> immediately on 1st May, in order to reduce the risk of any delay.</p><p>Despite them claiming to get back to us within 10 working days (or 14 days according the the SMS text confirmation), we've had no letters, SMS texts, or emails. And we just wasted 2 hours attempting to get through to DWP this morning / afternoon before our call was automatically disconnected at the 2 hour mark 🤬</p><p>In the name of accessibility, you'd think that there would at least be a contact form or a way to create a support ticket for someone to answer. However, the only accessibility option they offer is for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. There aren't any accommodations for people who struggle with phone calls, particularly neurospicy folks with high anxiety and/or who struggle with auditory processing :Sighing_Face: </p><p>The most-stupid thing about this is that we don't even know whether we're going to pass the first hurdle for applying for this, since they might not consider us "disabled enough", where most of our struggles are non-physical, so we may be forced down the even-shitter, even-more-unsuitable, and arguably even-more-demoralising <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new style JSA</a> route 😖</p><p>Right-wing grifters push the false notion that everyone seeking benefits is some lazy scrounger out to game the system and get something for nothing, but it's such completely bullshit propaganda.</p><p>Despite time we've spent out of work between jobs or on sick leave, we've worked pretty much full-time our first job after graduating from university in 2005. </p><p>It's not that we don't want to work: we just don't want to work shitty jobs for companies that:</p><ul><li>force us to mask our neurodivergence;</li><li>won't make reasonable accommodations and resent us for asking;</li><li>"reward" hard work with more work;</li><li>don't match any of our interests or strengths;</li><li>want us to come into an office for arbitrary reasons several times a week, even if the entire job could be done remotely without any issues;</li><li>were designed for and are managed by extroverted neurotypicals or sociopaths;</li><li>don't provide any meaningful or compassionate help, support, or service to people or society;</li><li>only pay at most a minimum living wage unless you want to go down the managerial route.</li></ul><p>We're burnt out and broken from trying to work jobs like these.</p><p>Even our last job, which was the least-shitty one we'd had, became unsuitable for us after the team was shrunk and responsibilities were redistributed among those of us who remained. Plus the organisation was systematically enshittifying itself over time.</p><p>We're not lazy: we're AuDHD and need strong daily stimulants just to function even somewhat "normally" by neurotypical standards.</p><p>We're not being unreasonable by asking for reasonable accommodations for legally-recognised disabilities under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We're not trying to avoid work: we just won't do yet another shitty, low-paid job that doesn't even give us enough to invest money into savings accounts.</p><p>The stupidest thing is that the entire benefits system is fundamentally broken. It would be more ethical, progressive, pro-social, and cost-efficient to move to some form of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl39KHS07Xc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Universal Basic Income</a>, funded by a moderate increase in tax for the richest earners.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/redundancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redundancy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NewStyleESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewStyleESA</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FuckTheUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTheUK</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetFediHired</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>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. ❤️</p><p>“We’re in the 24th Century, there is no economy. People are more focused on improving their lives”. — Captain Picard</p><p><a href="https://medium.com/illumination/does-universal-basic-income-ubi-bring-us-closer-to-the-star-trek-universe-d5c1dde9f205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/illumination/does-u</span><span class="invisible">niversal-basic-income-ubi-bring-us-closer-to-the-star-trek-universe-d5c1dde9f205</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StarTrek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bliss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bliss</span></a></p>
Fionnáin<p>Interested in universal basic income?</p><p>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: <a href="https://actionnetwork.org/events/basic-income-for-the-arts-in-ireland-what-have-we-learned-after-32-months" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">actionnetwork.org/events/basic</span><span class="invisible">-income-for-the-arts-in-ireland-what-have-we-learned-after-32-months</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mograph.social/tags/ubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubi</span></a> <a href="https://mograph.social/tags/universalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universalBasicIncome</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Another win-win and progressive way of making sure that nobody is left behind:</p><p>"Albuquerque [New Mexico, USA] is now funding a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BasicIncome</span></a> project with its tax on recreational cannabis."</p><p>"Through these and many other measures, along with the basic income assistance, our community will reap long-term public health <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> reductions in addiction rates, and taxpayer savings".</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/albuquerque-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">businessinsider.com/albuquerqu</span><span class="invisible">e-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marijuana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Albuquerque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albuquerque</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>This is why, Universal Basic Income (UBI) needs to become a reality.<br><br>1) As soon as AI can replace people, it will.<br><br>2) That is what AI was designed to do.<br><br>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.<br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/UBI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UBI</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UniversalBasicIncome</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/AI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ArtificialIntelligence</a><span><br><br>RE: </span><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/nixCraft/statuses/114539246756310497" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/users/nixCraft/statuses/114539246756310497</a></p>
UBI4ME<p>More and more entrepreneurs are realising that without labour there is no money and no customers...</p><p>"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."</p><p><a href="https://mashable.com/article/ebay-founder-universal-basic-income" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mashable.com/article/ebay-foun</span><span class="invisible">der-universal-basic-income</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Wealth isn’t created alone. Every billionaire benefits from workers, roads, schools, and society itself. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> simply ensures that the value we all help create is shared fairly. Because fairness isn’t trickle-down—it’s lifting everyone up. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/social-trends/</span><span class="invisible">2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Great news on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> from Connecticut, USA:</p><p>"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."</p><p>"The bill passed the House on a 110-37 vote" 🥳 </p><p><a href="https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/05/15/house-oks-regulation-of-social-media-targeting-study-of-universal-basic-income/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/05/15/ho</span><span class="invisible">use-oks-regulation-of-social-media-targeting-study-of-universal-basic-income/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Homelessness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>What if financial stability wasn’t a privilege, but a right? </p><p>Right now, some people have wealth just for being born into the right circumstances. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> says everyone deserves security, not just the lucky few. And that’s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairness</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/wealth-inequality-oxfam-billionaires-elon-musk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">globalcitizen.org/en/content/w</span><span class="invisible">ealth-inequality-oxfam-billionaires-elon-musk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WealthTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WealthTax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Change" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Change</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>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.</p><p>"<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> doesn’t just reduce <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a>—it rebuilds <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <br> 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)."</p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trauma-growth-and-the-search-for-meaning/202505/ai-is-replacing-our-jobs-but-what-if-its-also" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/us/blog/tr</span><span class="invisible">auma-growth-and-the-search-for-meaning/202505/ai-is-replacing-our-jobs-but-what-if-its-also</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/LearnForJoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LearnForJoy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Ann Arbor's 2 year <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> project does help those who receive the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GuaranteedIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GuaranteedIncome</span></a> including those who want to start their own business like Marie Codrington who wants to start her own food truck ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/12/guaranteed-income-helping-ann-arbor-cook-chase-dream-of-starting-food-truck.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/</span><span class="invisible">12/guaranteed-income-helping-ann-arbor-cook-chase-dream-of-starting-food-truck.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Entrepreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entrepreneur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Ann Arbor runs a 2 year <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> project but not everyone receives the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> </p><p>"...most apartments in the city cost over $1,000 per month.</p><p>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."</p><p>How can this situation be allowed to continue? </p><p><a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/05/young-mother-in-guaranteed-income-program-im-struggling-living-in-ann-arbor.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/young-mother-in-guaranteed-income-program-im-struggling-living-in-ann-arbor.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a></p>
Irene (she/they, Sir/Mr.)<p>@ landlords:</p><p>Unless the <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> you provide is literally charity to your tenants</p><p>Yes, youre a leech</p><p><a href="https://freesky.world/tags/housingforall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housingforall</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anticapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/universalbasicincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universalbasicincome</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/ubi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ubi</span></a> <a href="https://freesky.world/tags/landlord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landlord</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>"It's more than a check, it's the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyone</span></a> deserves."</p><p><a href="https://economicsecurityproject.org/work/guaranteed-income/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">economicsecurityproject.org/wo</span><span class="invisible">rk/guaranteed-income/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EconomicSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a></p>
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