One day we're going to look back and wonder how we ever accepted inflation without having basic income to compensate for it. If your costs go up 3% and that works out to $1500 more a year, then a $15k UBI rebates that invisible tax by 10x. If your income is $500k, you break even.

In a world where every morning starts with the chase for bread, imagine starting every week with some dough. Universal Basic Income is more than money; it's yeast for society's growth. Let's bake a better future together, one where no one wakes up hungry and there's bread for all

@EDROBBINSTWEET Scott Santens Every single change to our social, political, or economic order that has ever resulted in any kind of improvement in the human condition could have been dismissed as part of a utopian dream. There is no reason to stagnate and resign ourselves to the status quo of 'good enough'.

The concept of Universal Basic Income isn't about discouraging hard work, it's about ensuring everyone has the fundamental necessities to survive. Our society should not be one where survival is a privilege. It's time we make it a right. Basic income is not charity, it's justice.

For the Twitter Space with Scott Santens later, I will use the blog Kelle Howson and I wrote as a point of reference:
'Is South Africa poised to become a global leader in universal basic income?'
Check it out:
autonomy.work/portfolio/sout…

Hosting this Space at 12pm ET 👇

Employment rates among the participants nearly doubled, increasing from 37% before the program to 66% after its completion. Participants also reported securing higher-paying jobs with additional benefits, resulting in an average income increase from $2,995 to $3,405 per month.

President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦 in his #MayDay speech today, says unions always come up with creative ideas & policy proposals. He commends unions for supporting the introduction of #BasicIncome in South Africa, building on the #SRDGrant & says this will soon become a reality.

There's a great deal of research showing a Basic Income Grant or Universal Basic Income is both affordable and a game changer in terms for social inequality. Please read before you pooh-pooh the idea.

bignam.org

citizensincome.org

documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/993…

It All Adds Up is a new guaranteed basic income pilot for families who have experienced homelessness in the Bay Area. 225 families will get $1,000/mo for one year. The study is a 5-year RCT.

@hamiltonfamilies Compass Family Services @googleorg @furmancenternyu @jpal

[ON-AIR] Denzil Taylor speaks to leader of Basic Income Grant South Africa (BIG SA) Hendrick Peter Kekana.

The party is advocating for the introduction of a universal basic income grant for all South Africans

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