It's never a bad time to bring up that we
a b s o l u t e l y
have the resources and ability to provide housing, food, clothing, healthcare, and education to everyone at no direct cost to the individual; and we just choose not to do it.
a b s o l u t e l y
have the resources and ability to provide housing, food, clothing, healthcare, and education to everyone at no direct cost to the individual; and we just choose not to do it.
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Tyler, from the Internet
People should just get paid six thousand dollars a month to exist. You may have counterpoints and things to consider about this idea but let me just get ahead of them: shut up
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We want them to spend money. People spending money is good for everyone. It’s why the economy got a jolt when they gave out pandemic money
IDK man, like, you don't seem mad that CEOs exist and get paid, so. 🤷🏼♀️
A b s o l u t e l y.
https://bsky.app/profile/bro-ken.bsky.social/post/3l7m6fk3c722j
But 34 million Americans live below the poverty line. Give them $2000 a month and you change their lives, at a reasonable cost of $84 billion.
There are 735 billionaires in the US….
UBI experiments have been taking place across the US and they have all produced profound results:
https://mashable.com/article/cities-with-universal-basic-income-guaranteed-income-programs
The amounts vary by. E.g.:
* Houston $500 https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/harris-county-uplift-guaranteed-income-program-wealth-gap-houston/
* Phoenix: $1000 https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-approves-universal-basic-income-program-for-1000-families-12052702