The results of another BIG pilot are now available. This one was in L.A. and provided $1,000/mo for a year (2022 to 2023) to 3,200 people and compared them to a control group of 5,000. Every household started in poverty and with kids or expecting a baby. Results: "Across the

Podcaster and radio host Beowulf Rochlen on the marijuana-tax based New Mexico basic income pilot. (From the Banned Camp Podcast) #BasicIncome #UBI

What has been shown:

Ending poverty with Basic Income.

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1 in 6 people at food banks are carers. That says everything about how broken our support system is. Carers hold families & communities together—yet many are pushed to the brink. UBI wouldn’t just recognise unpaid care. It would reward it—with security, dignity & real support.

The "Dean of Big Data" says we should ensure the economic gains of AI are shared equitably through AI Dividends, rather than benefiting the privileged few.

"Universal high income is going to be good and necessary." — Nobel Laureate & Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis

UBI doesn’t kill work, it kills desperation. People still drive buses, stock shelves, and grow food. But with UBI, they do it with dignity, not because they’re trapped. Freedom doesn’t mean laziness. It means choice. #UBI4ALL #DignityNotDesperation

Wally Wanker UBI isn't about paying for a lifestyle—it's about ensuring everyone has financial security to thrive, regardless of nationality. Immigrants contribute to society, and UBI helps everyone live with dignity and opportunity. #UBI #FairEconomy #GlobalSolidarity

If you haven't read Guy Standing's excellent recent book on the politics of time, this on the time-poverty of Americans is well worth a read #BasicIncome zurl.co/kr04I

A good take.

Why running a country isn’t like running a household youtu.be/sAKr55O7qaU?si… Politicians love to say the government must “live within its means” – just like a household. But this analogy is completely wrong. In this video, I explain why.

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1/ New US RCT: $1,000/month for 3 years to 1,000 low-income adults in IL & TX. What were the positives? 🧵

UBI study No. 1,675,432: the results are in — and guess what? #UBIWorks

If your economy collapses the moment workers aren’t forced to accept poverty wages, maybe the problem isn’t UBI it’s your economy. #UBI4ALL

Yes, but context matters. The major U.S. RCTs ran during COVID, high inflation, & overlapping govt relief programs. Measuring modest transfers in that chaos was bound to understate long-term benefits. #UBI isn’t disproven — it’s about scale, design & stability. 🧵

After that poll with 4 choices that I boosted yesterday, I'm curious to see what happens with a lot more choices in a ranked ballot. Click the link to rank by preference your favorite ways of thinking about UBI other than UBI-e.g. Freedom Dividend, etc. rcv123.org/ballot/JJp98Vh…

Can you guess?! What percentage of people on Universal Credit are in working households? 🤔