This map is untenable now. But with a median level UBI ($3,000 a month) - it becomes a lot less daunting. With $36,000 a year to every American, this map becomes a blueprint for how we can grow. The Heartland would absolutely boom, & overpriced urban centers would become more sustainable.3yr ⋅ idapitbwidiuatabip ⋅ r/BasicIncome
I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income. - Martin Luther King Jr. (1967)11yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
In a poll of 7,804 people, 328 said they would quit their job with a basic income, and 93 unemployed said they would quit looking. The rest would work full-time or part-time.9yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
We need universal basic income. Twitter can be used for grassroots activism. There are many ways in which we can help politicians realize that there is significant support for implementing basic income.7yr ⋅ ScottEverhart ⋅ r/BasicIncome
MannaBase (Basic Income Cryptocurrency Organization) Has Launched and Will Start Distributing a Basic Income Cryptocurrency Starting March 1, 2018!6yr ⋅ MichaelTen ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The basic income is an income paid to all citizens regardless of whether they work. The objective is to enable everybody to pursue a career that gives them a sense of self fulfillment, that is useful for society, and for which they are qualified.10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The most important injustices throughout history have not been that the powerful took a disproportionate share of wealth, but that the powerful took away the freedom of others and forced them to serve the powerful on terms chosen by the powerful. - Karl Widerquist10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Unconditional Basic Income pilots and experiments around the world: past, present, and future7yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
40 Ways People are Forced to Compromise Their Ethics Because Society Requires Them to Make Money10yr ⋅ hikikomori911 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Word cloud created using GiveDirectly's raw data from its UBI study recipients asked the question: How has [basic income] changed how you interact with your family or spouse?7yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Thinking of all the unjust states in history, you take away the elite’s power to force the disadvantaged to serve (or deny them their ability to meet their needs on their own), and you take away their ability to commit almost all of their injustices.-Karl Widerquist10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
How does basic income cause paradigm shifts in how society works and what we value?4yr ⋅ askoshbetter ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Is a slight of hand being played out against the American populace? You decide.6yr ⋅ Orangutan ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Usually I ignore the political rantings from my distant family members on Facebook, but this time I decided to try shifting the conversation.9yr ⋅ fanofhumanbehavior ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The workers that technology is forcing down the income ladder must be enabled to sustain their families and offer opportunity for their children. Like it or not, this will be a core function of government in coming decades.—William A. Galston, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Buckminster Fuller: It is now highly feasible to take care of everybody on Earth at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a matter of converting our high technology from WEAPONRY to LIVINGRY.10yr ⋅ SatyapriyaCC ⋅ r/BasicIncome
These are the top 10 Google auto-fill results for The poor should...9yr ⋅ Cyrus_of_Anshan ⋅ r/BasicIncome
How our obsession with work ethic is justified vs its real purpose for society9yr ⋅ JonWood007 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Jaron Lanier read Martin Ford's new book, Rise of the Robots, and now sees basic income as one of the few solutions for technological unemployment9yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Income inequality measured by Gini coefficient versus importance of emphasizing working hard in raising children across OECD countries and China (Source in comments).10yr ⋅ DerpyGrooves ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Gig economy threatens government finances, says May advisor - The Guardian8yr ⋅ mrgrill999 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
We are in the tragic-comic predicament of two crazed men dying of thirst, fighting over a teaspoon of water in the middle of a rainstorm. We cannot see the rainstorm because we are hypnotized by emergency-reflexes fixated on the teaspoon.10yr ⋅ hikikomori911 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Due to a lack of flyers about Basic Income online, I decided to create one from scratch, whatcha'll think?7yr ⋅ JoeOh ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Just got the first Basic Income Ireland teeshirts back from the printers!9yr ⋅ edzillion ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Global fund-raising efforts compared to wealth horded by greedy, moustache twirling billionaires6yr ⋅ neotropic9 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
I hope, sincerely, that universal basic income will help humanity to cultivate this sort of a lifestyle.9yr ⋅ DerpyGrooves ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Updated visualization for understanding how a flat 40% income tax would actually reduce tax burdens for all but the top 20% of households, mostly increasing overall tax burdens on only the top 5%, when paired with a $12k/4k UBI.10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Universal Dividend infographic, with healthcare and welfare, for the back of my business cards6yr ⋅ bluefoxicy ⋅ r/BasicIncome
In 2005 if 100 people earned $100, 1 person took home $60, the other 99 took home $0.40 on average each.7yr ⋅ SapientChaos ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much...9yr ⋅ 2Punx2Furious ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Consumer Price Index of Alaska vs. U.S. before and after existence of the Alaskan Dividend10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The relative value of $100 in each state; useful because it shows how much of a difference UBI would be worth in different states on average (xpost r/dataisbeautiful)10yr ⋅ JonWood007 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Why we should address the cause instead of complaining about the rich10yr ⋅ bluefoxicy ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Interesting discussion of child family allowances that aren't means tested or targeted in my textbook. Has anyone read the study?9yr ⋅ leicemancometh ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The Meat Calculator Comes Out in Support of the UniBasic Versal Income7yr ⋅ CrowdsourcingKC ⋅ r/BasicIncome
[US] Under the current welfare system, the single mom is better off earning gross income of $29,000 with $57,327 in net income & benefits than to earn gross income of $69,000 with net income and benefits of $57,04510yr ⋅ rehasher ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The Current Welfare Cliffs. (How the current setup disincentives work)9yr ⋅ pandoras_sphere ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Need only critical feedback on this image, what would improve it?7yr ⋅ anotherubithrowaway ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Alcatraz inmates had a right to food, clothing shelter and medical care10yr ⋅ leafhog ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Making Shareable Art for Basic Income. Need help with 'What if <suggestions> ?'8yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Only You Can Win the Fight Against The Sadness Machine: Support Basic Income...7yr ⋅ CrowdsourcingKC ⋅ r/BasicIncome
What would make a good UBI logo/symbol? (I tried... not happy with it, but it's a start)9yr ⋅ attacksquirrel1982 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
The dollar has lost 95% of its value since the Federal Reserve was created.5yr ⋅ Orangutan ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Possible explanations for the Wages vs. Productivity disconnect beyond increasing automation7yr ⋅ EmotionLogical ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Chart: What Triggers Homelessness? (My thought: BI would prevent most of these...)9yr ⋅ ManillaEnvelope77 ⋅ r/BasicIncome
I tried to explain UBI to my dad, he said people would abuse it by claiming benefits for dead family members like people do with the current system.10yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Migrant laborers stand in front of the Teamster Building looking for work.10yr ⋅ fuckshitpissboston ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Our Potential Snoo (Any suggestions for improvement? Alternative ideas?)10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
My own political party for HS project! Features CBI and universal healthcare to introduce conservative classmates to concepts10yr ⋅ Syntropian ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Graduation of Evidence for Outcomes of Cash Transfers (Basic Income)10yr ⋅ DerpyGrooves ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Adjusted for 2014 dollars, all U.S. quintiles in 2009 received an average total transfer income of $13,948. This includes the topmost quintile which was given $11,807.10yr ⋅ 2noame ⋅ r/BasicIncome
Societal and Economic growth - is impossible on the low end (International version)11yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/BasicIncome
