There is enough money in the world for everyone to receive a decent #UBI 
All we have to do is to tax everyone - not just the poor. Let's close tax loopholes and keep money flowing in the economy. 
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-notoriously-calls-higher-110102467.html
As an adult with a disability who is dependent on benefits, you should know that I have skin in this game, however:
Whenever Universal Basic Income is trialled it delivers improved levels of interaction with work and healthcare, and it does it with reduced costs and without being cruel and stupid.
Americans need to be prepared for the certainty that when this is all over, the structure of our society will have been irreparably broken. The data will no longer exist to put our government back together.
This may represent the only real opportunity we will ever have to finally fix everything that is wrong, by instituting systems that don't require that data to function.
#UniversalBasicIncome without eligibility testing doesn't require that data. You're here? You get paid. Simple. #USpol
Universal Basic Income isn’t just about individuals - it’s about #communities
When people aren’t struggling to survive, they have time to #volunteer #create and #uplift those around them. They can be full time #parents or #students They are able to follow their interests and talents.
UBI means power to say no.
No to exploitative jobs. No to abusive relationships. No to situations that hurt you, just because you can’t afford to leave.
It gives you the ability to walk away - to build something better. And that’s real freedom.
Why should a billionaire get to relax while you work multiple jobs to survive? Or worse, whilst the billionaire fires you out of the blue just to save costs.
UBI isn’t unfair - the system we have now is. It’s time to stop rewarding wealth hoarding and start ensuring that everyone has enough. Including you.
Billionaires want you to believe UBI is “too expensive.”
Meanwhile, they hoard trillions. They get tax breaks, loopholes, and bailouts - but when it comes to helping everyone, suddenly there’s “no money”?
There’s money. It’s just in the wrong hands.
UBI isn’t a cost - it’s an investment in everyone.
Let’s talk cost. Poverty is expensive. It leads to crime, poor health, and economic stagnation. We already spend trillions dealing with its consequences.
UBI attacks the root cause. It’s not a handout—it’s an investment. A society where people aren’t constantly in crisis is a productive society.
You deserve a UBI
Imagine waking up and knowing your basic needs are covered.
No panic about bills. No stress about rent. Just space to breathe, create, and contribute in ways that actually matter.
UBI doesn’t just fight poverty—it unlocks human potential.
How many ideas, businesses, and inventions are lost because people are stuck in survival mode?
Scarcity contracts moral circles of concern
The moral circle was first talked about by Stoic philosopher Hierocles in 2AD and is defined as the number and type of entities you give moral consideration. In the context of Right Thing Right Now, Holiday talks lots about justice and who justice applies to in society. Which of the people
https://curtismchale.ca/2025/01/12/scarcity-contracts-moral-circles-of-concern/
#BookClub #abortion #FirstNations #justice #philosophy #UniversalBasicIncome
Lifestyle Creep?
Interesting quick read on lifestyle creep which rightly says that so many people struggle to make their ends meet at all that of course they spend more when they start earning more. On a personal note, we live within our means, but when it comes to healthcare and specifically dental care we don't spend on it because we can't afford it. So if we consi
https://curtismchale.ca/2025/01/06/lifestyle-creep/
#LinksOfInterest #CostOfLiving #MiddleClass #UBI #UniversalBasicIncome
@ai6yr I know that I SHOULD do this, but my autism makes it stressful for me to interact with strangers, so I actually very much prefer the automated check out.
I also think that we should be giving people #UniversalBasicIncome, not forcing them to do work that machines can do perfectly well.
Good News Friday 
UBI (Universal Basic Income) seems to improve employment and well-being
What are we waiting for?
The truth about copyright: even successful authors can’t live on the royalties publishers pay them
Copyright is built on a lie that most people seem to accept: artists can make a decent living from the current system of rewards that copyright provides. As Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) explores, all the data about artist remuneration shows that isn’t true. Alongside such dry statistics, it’s good to hear about the personal experiences of creators, and I […]
#authors #earnedOut #patronage #publishers #royalties #ubi #universalBasicIncome
Why the world cannot afford the rich
Equality is essential for sustainability.
The science is clear — people in more-equal societies are more trusting and more likely to protect the environment than are those in unequal, consumer-driven ones.
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