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UBI4ME<p>“But who will clean toilets if everyone gets UBI? </p><p>Maybe… the people who want to do it, at a fair wage? Maybe... the task will get automated? </p><p>Maybe the real question is: why do we accept that some jobs should be so miserable and underpaid that people only do them out of desperation? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> forces us to value labor instead of exploiting it and it gives us the freedom to choose the jobs we take. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FairWages" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FairWages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>In case you wanted to look at the results of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GiveDirectly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GiveDirectly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> from 2023 study yourself:</p><p>&quot;Early findings from the world’s largest <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> study&quot;</p><p>&quot;Both a large lump sum and a long-term UBI proved highly effective. The lump sum enabled big investments and the guarantee of 12 years of UBI encouraged savings and risk-taking.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-resu</span><span class="invisible">lts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DignityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DignityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NewWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewWorld</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>My <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> read for the month:</p><p>The War on Normal People: The Truth About America&#39;s Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future</p><p>by Andrew Yang</p><p>I&#39;ve been wanting to read this book for a while and I&#39;m looking forward to finishing it 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AndrewYang" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AndrewYang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologicalUnemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechnologicalUnemployment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>robotics</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> isn’t just good <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policy</span></a> - it’s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>feminist</span></a> </p><p>Unpaid labor holds <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>women</span></a> back. Childcare, elder care, emotional labor - none of it is valued under <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>capitalism</span></a> </p><p>UBI means recognizing all <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/contributions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>contributions</span></a> not just the ones that come with a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paycheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>paycheck</span></a> </p><p>Given it is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InternationalWomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>InternationalWomensDay</span></a> - let&#39;s make UBI a reality and vote for it in any and all elections ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womensday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>womensday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnpaidLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnpaidLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womensday2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>womensday2025</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBIWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBIWorks</span></a> , you can find out about how to become a supporter and take action (in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Canada</span></a> ) It only takes 2 minutes 👍 </p><p><a href="https://www.ubiworks.ca/#take_action" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ubiworks.ca/#take_action</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBICanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBICanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CanadaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CanadaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>For everyone out there who asks: &quot;But who is going to pay for UBI?&quot;</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBIWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBIWorks</span></a> in Canada has done the maths and it shows exactly who is going to pay: not you!</p><p>It will be large corporations, the wealthiest of the wealthy and financial institutions.</p><p>Go Canada! 🥳 </p><p><a href="https://www.ubiworks.ca/howtopay" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ubiworks.ca/howtopay</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBICanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBICanada</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>An great article in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheConversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheConversation</span></a> on Ontario’s basic income pilot:</p><p>&quot;We found that increased income security improved participants’ mental health, reduced their stress and allowed them to improve diets with healthier food options. Some spoke of no longer having to rely on food charity as they could go the grocery store like everyone else.&quot;</p><p>Tha&#39;ts what <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> recipients want to do: live a dignified life like <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>everyone</span></a> else. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-basic-income-can-be-a-strong-investment-in-mental-health-250018" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/a-basic-in</span><span class="invisible">come-can-be-a-strong-investment-in-mental-health-250018</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fairness</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>What an interesting statement: by Mani Doraisamy</p><p>&quot;The Era of Solopreneurs is Here&quot;</p><p>&quot;An engineer with AI tool can now outbuild a 100-person engineering team.&quot;</p><p>Whilst the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/opportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>opportunities</span></a> of using <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> are great, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/downside" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>downside</span></a> is that not <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>everyone</span></a> will be able to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/succeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>succeed</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/solopreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>solopreneur</span></a> </p><p>That is where <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> comes in: it provides a safety net for those who need more time to adjust to the new world. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://manidoraisamy.com/developer-forever/post/the-era-of-solopreneurs-is-here.anc-52867368-2029-4dc5-a7da-ece853a648b5.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">manidoraisamy.com/developer-fo</span><span class="invisible">rever/post/the-era-of-solopreneurs-is-here.anc-52867368-2029-4dc5-a7da-ece853a648b5.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ALL" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ALL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologicalUnemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TechnologicalUnemployment</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>💖 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>love</span></a> letter to humanity. It’s about saying, “You <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/deserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>deserve</span></a> to live with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dignity</span></a> no matter what.” </p><p>Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing your basics are covered - irrespective of skin colour, gender, age, work history, education, financial status or religious views.</p><p>Let’s make that a reality for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>everyone</span></a> 🌍 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DignityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DignityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PeopleFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SpreadLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpreadLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TogetherWeRise" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TogetherWeRise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>John Maynard <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Keynes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Keynes</span></a> “<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EconomicPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EconomicPossibilities</span></a> for Our Grandchildren”, the truth is that, at least in a simple technological sense, the global North has largely “solved” its economic problem. Yet <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> is, always has been, and will continue to be neutral. Even if <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humanity</span></a> possesses <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sufficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>sufficient</span></a> specialized <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>knowledge</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/liberate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>liberate</span></a> itself, a gravely and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/persistently" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>persistently</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/unequal" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unequal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/structure" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>structure</span></a> continues to hamper all the world’s countries</p><p>Ask for a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> ❤️</p><p><a href="https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/rethinking-universal-basic-income-economic-productivity-quality-life-and-sustainable" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">un.org/en/un-chronicle/rethink</span><span class="invisible">ing-universal-basic-income-economic-productivity-quality-life-and-sustainable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Yet another great article on the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/successes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>successes</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> </p><p>&quot;Multiple countries have tested a universal basic income – and it works&quot;</p><p><a href="https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/multiple-countries-have-tested-universal-basic-income-and-it-works" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/m</span><span class="invisible">ultiple-countries-have-tested-universal-basic-income-and-it-works</span></a></p><p>What are we waiting for? Let&#39;s make UBI a reality 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FutureCivilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FutureCivilisation</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Put it in your diary: <br /><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> monthly community get together next Tuesday</p><p>Join us online <br />🔗<a href="https://meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_Event_March_2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_E</span><span class="invisible">vent_March_2025</span></a><br />🗓️ Tuesday, 4th March 2025<br />🕓 16:00 UTC (<a href="https://mytime.io/4pm/UTC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mytime.io/4pm/UTC</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>Get to know our team and our vision and share your ideas around <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MakeChangeHappen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MakeChangeHappen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CollectiveAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CollectiveAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grassroots</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>1st of the month, so let&#39;s go back to basics:</p><p>What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)?</p><p><a href="https://ubi4me.org/2025/02/what-is-ubi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ubi4me.org/2025/02/what-is-ubi</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>Send us your thoughts on the definition 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Think about the last time financial stress held you back. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> removes that <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/barrier" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>barrier</span></a> giving you the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>freedom</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/focus" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>focus</span></a> on what truly matters - your <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/happiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>happiness</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dreams" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>dreams</span></a> </p><p>Let’s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/create" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>create</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>society</span></a> where <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>everyone</span></a> can thrive. ❤️ </p><p>Join our community and change the world 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DreamBig" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DreamBig</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FinancialStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FinancialStress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/change" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>change</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Making <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>reality</span></a> takes time and firmly falls into the category of long-term endeavors. That&#39;s why it&#39;s important to remember why we are doing this:</p><p>To <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/create" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>create</span></a> a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/better" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>better</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>life</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>everyone</span></a> ❤️ </p><p>Let the current state of the world to fuel your <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/desire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>desire</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/action" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>action</span></a> and instead of falling for current <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>political</span></a> issues, focus on what&#39;s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/important" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>important</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EveryoneAnyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EveryoneAnyone</span></a> 🙂 ❤️ 🥳 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PoliticalActivism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PoliticalActivism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BetterTomorrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BetterTomorrow</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>The greatest lie ever told: “If people aren’t forced to work, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>society</span></a> will collapse.” </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Newsflash" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Newsflash</span></a> unpaid labor already holds society together. Caregivers, parents, volunteers - people do meaningful work without pay all the time. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> lets <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>people</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/choose" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>choose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>work</span></a> that actually <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/matters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>matters</span></a> instead of just what keeps the lights on. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RethinkWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RethinkWork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MoneyForThePeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MoneyForThePeople</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnpaidLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UnpaidLabour</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>The real “free riders” aren’t the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poor</span></a> - they’re the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ultra" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ultra</span></a>-wealthy who hoard wealth while workers struggle. </p><p>If <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>billionaires</span></a> can afford tax havens and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/bailouts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bailouts</span></a> we can afford <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> </p><p>Let’s stop asking how we’ll “pay for it” and start asking why we keep funding a system that benefits the few at the expense of the many. </p><p>Why do we?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PeopleOverProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PeopleOverProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SocialChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>policy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PayForIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PayForIt</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Great article on <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> from Big Issue, Manchester, UK: </p><p>&quot;How <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AI</span></a> changed the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/conversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conversation</span></a> on universal basic income&quot;</p><p>&quot;The idea of a basic income has gone from a pipe dream to being considered ‘inevitable’ and the advent of artificial intelligence has had a huge role to play, writes UBI Lab Manchester’s Alison Hawdale&quot;</p><p>What do you think?</p><p><a href="https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/chatgpt-ai-universal-basic-income/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bigissue.com/opinion/chatgpt-a</span><span class="invisible">i-universal-basic-income/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BigIssue" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BigIssue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/inevitable" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inevitable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FutureOfWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FutureOfWork</span></a></p>