The #WealthGap isn’t just growing - it’s exploding. Wages stagnate while profits soar.

A few billionaires control more wealth than all the other people combined - and with that, billionaires control politics and who is in government!

#UBI doesn’t “punish success” - it ensures #everyone has a chance to succeed. Because no one should have to beg for basic survival in the richest era in history.

UBI isn’t about making life “too easy.” It’s about making sure life isn’t unnecessarily cruel.

There are enough issues in the world today that we don't need to add financial insecurity to it.

Also, struggle isn’t noble. Suffering isn’t a character test. Fairness means giving everyone the chance to thrive, not just survive.

And you deserve that chance. You deserve #UBI

Remember, you are not alone in wanting a better world and #UBI

There are plenty of people out there who think like you and who also take action. Take action with us and vote for people who want the same future that you want.

One example: @remahformoreton.bsky.social who wants to tax billionaires and create a fairer society for all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_advocates_of_universal_basic_income

IF only I had a dollar for ever time I hear that the "system" needs to be changed and that the "system" is at fault and the "system" keeps us in badly paid jobs....

Well, let's change the system. Yes, we can. One example of a country that did things differently in 2008, look at Iceland which imprisoned bankers after 2008 financial crisis.

https://www.vox.com/2015/6/9/8751267/iceland-capital-controls

The economy is supposedly doing well, but your #paycheck isn’t. #Billionaires add millions to their wealth every day, but you’re told to “just work harder.”

What if the problem isn’t you? What if the #system is designed to keep people struggling? What if billionaires and corporations were taxed the same way you are?

#UBI shifts the balance. It gives power back to #people instead of #corporations

“But who will clean toilets if everyone gets UBI?

Maybe… the people who want to do it, at a fair wage? Maybe... the task will get automated?

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?

#UBI forces us to value labor instead of exploiting it and it gives us the freedom to choose the jobs we take.

In case you wanted to look at the results of the #GiveDirectly #UniversalBasicIncome from 2023 study yourself:

"Early findings from the world’s largest #UBI study"

"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."

https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/

My #UBI read for the month:

The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future

by Andrew Yang

I've been wanting to read this book for a while and I'm looking forward to finishing it

#UBI isn’t just good #policy - it’s #feminist

Unpaid labor holds #women back. Childcare, elder care, emotional labor - none of it is valued under #capitalism

UBI means recognizing all #contributions not just the ones that come with a #paycheck

Given it is #InternationalWomensDay - let's make UBI a reality and vote for it in any and all elections

For everyone out there who asks: "But who is going to pay for UBI?"

#UBIWorks in Canada has done the maths and it shows exactly who is going to pay: not you!

It will be large corporations, the wealthiest of the wealthy and financial institutions.

Go Canada!

https://www.ubiworks.ca/howtopay

An great article in #TheConversation on Ontario’s basic income pilot:

"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."

Tha'ts what #UBI recipients want to do: live a dignified life like #everyone else.

https://theconversation.com/a-basic-income-can-be-a-strong-investment-in-mental-health-250018

#UBI is a #love letter to humanity. It’s about saying, “You #deserve to live with #dignity no matter what.”

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.

Let’s make that a reality for #everyone

John Maynard #Keynes “#EconomicPossibilities for Our Grandchildren”, the truth is that, at least in a simple technological sense, the global North has largely “solved” its economic problem. Yet #technology is, always has been, and will continue to be neutral. Even if #humanity possesses #sufficient specialized #knowledge to #liberate itself, a gravely and #persistently #unequal #social #structure continues to hamper all the world’s countries

Ask for a #UBI

https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/rethinking-universal-basic-income-economic-productivity-quality-life-and-sustainable

Yet another great article on the #successes of #UBI

"Multiple countries have tested a universal basic income – and it works"

https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/multiple-countries-have-tested-universal-basic-income-and-it-works

What are we waiting for? Let's make UBI a reality

Put it in your diary:
#UBI4ME monthly community get together next Tuesday

Join us online
https://meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_Event_March_2025
Tuesday, 4th March 2025
16:00 UTC (https://mytime.io/4pm/UTC)

Get to know our team and our vision and share your ideas around #UBI

1st of the month, so let's go back to basics:

What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)?

https://ubi4me.org/2025/02/what-is-ubi/

Send us your thoughts on the definition

Think about the last time financial stress held you back. #UBI removes that #barrier giving you the #freedom to #focus on what truly matters - your #health #happiness and #dreams

Let’s #create a #society where #everyone can thrive.

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