A really nice piece from @vtfeminist.bsky.social on the eugenics of the Epstein class and the importance of basic income. open.substack.com/pub/feliciak...

Increased public oversight of the police, guaranteed basic income and increased housing density in some areas of the city — those are just a few of the recommendations that are being made by Aurora Mayor John Laesch’s transition committees.

A basic income For artists in Ireland shows the imagination and humanity needed to combat the problems caused by AI.

More cities, like Indianapolis, IN are not just implementing guaranteed income programs, but expanding them. Why? Well, because quite simply, they work.

One of Canada's top doctors prescribes a basic income guarantee

6 in 10 Canadians polled believe AI poses a threat to jobs. Guaranteed basic income was voted as the top solution to address this. (Abacus Polling) The best path is one where we build a guaranteed income floor, and pay dividends from the proceeds of AI.

We need big changes in this country, changes the Liberals and Conservatives won't ever support. A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income would be life-changing. The NDP under my leadership will champion a GLBI and deliver for Canadians what the Conservatives and Liberals never would. #ndp #glbi #cdnpoli

Senator Kim Pate making the case for guaranteed income security Mincome and Ontario's basic income pilot showed that when people have enough money to get by, crime, victimization, homelessness, and healthcare costs all fall and lives shift onto better paths for generations.

As a classically trained musician I will never forget seeing my classmate working at the Starbucks across from the Royal Conservatory, when I had the privilege of fully devoting myself to practice and study thanks to a safety net my family provided UBI unleashes potential

"LeFtiEs JuSt WaNt FrEe StUfF!" Lefties want to lift people out of this system that has crushed them for decades. And guess what, the only way you do that is "free stuff." Housing first UBI Free college.

As its Family Day its noteworthy how the policy called basic income is known for: Improving family dynamics Improving children's nutrition and educational outcomes Increasing spending on better food and bills than on temptation goods Shows no decrease in labour Gave mothers longer maternity leaves.

🆕 Guaranteed income as insurance: How safety nets in India encouraged productive investment in agriculture Today on VoxDev w/ Pulak Ghosh (IIM Bangalore) & Nishant Vats (Washington University): https://ow.ly/b3oc50YeYoa

A Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI) is essential for youth leaving care. @kpateonthehill.bsky.social advocates for Bill S-206 to provide them financial stability during this crucial transition. 📹 Watch our video: buff.ly/pZF5luB #StandWithYouthinCare #BillS206 #GLBI #poverty #prevention

Canada's food inflation is TWICE that of the US We're leading in many things including food, housing costs, and productivity decline Grocery & Essentials Benefit is a small step, but more needs to be done to tackle the root causes A livable income floor at least lets people put food on the table

Remember the monthly child tax credit in 2021 that was a basic income for 40 million families for six months? One of the results of that policy was that fewer parents sold their blood plasma.

Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows

Here's the person who's been nominated to replace Chrystia Freeland in the upcoming byelection Dr. Danielle Martin, Family Medicine Chair at UofT who has prescribed basic income.

The pro-health case for basic income is overwhelming

Two Canadian economists say UBI is unavoidable. "Assuming that [AI] will wreak havoc on opportunities for people to support themselves through full-time employment, the right to income will need to be divorced from returns to wage labour to avoid immiserating those without adequate capital."

While considering Bill C-4, I urge colleagues & Canadians to look beyond temporary tax cuts and confront the deeper affordability crisis. 1/3 #BillC4 #Affordability #EndPoverty #EvidenceBasedPolicy #SenCA #CdnPoli #GLBI Watch my full speech on Bill C-4 here: youtu.be/DxtQXN8DntY

Hey look, yet another pilot that shows GBI (guaranteed basic income) works. Meeting people's basic needs works. Housing, food, health care, education.

Canada has the wealth, resources & knowledge to swiftly address wealth inequality & end poverty. Successive Liberal & Conservative governments have chosen to abandon people who are struggling to meet their basic needs. Our plan will enhance federal income supports to end poverty within 5 years.

A quarter of Canadian families are facing food insecurity even when most have a breadwinner working a permanent, full-time job, new research suggests. @isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. 🥬 #canlab #canpoli

"Canada’s food insecurity crisis isn’t caused by a shortage of food; it’s caused by a lack of income. Until wages, income supports, and social protections align with the real cost of living, millions of people will continue to face impossible choices.." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

What's interesting is that at the time this was thought to be true but it turned out it wasn't. Yes, men in Congress in the 1970s freaked out about divorce rates from basic income pilot data. They screwed up the analysis. It was later discovered that relationships improved. bsky.app/profile/scot...

the best stimulus is trickle-up economics putting cash in the hands of working families who will spend it and invest it in their local economy

CANADA NEWS: University of Toronto Family Medicine Chair and basic income advocate Dr. Danielle Martin has been nominated to replace former Deputy PM Chrystia Freeland in upcoming Toronto by-election (University-Rosedale) The healthcare case for guaranteed income security is overwhelming.

This is an incredible initiative that proves again that #guaranteedincome programs can lift people out of #poverty. NYC Is Testing Guaranteed Income for Homeless Youths. Here’s How It’s Going. www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/20/c... by @haidee.bsky.social via @thecity.nyc CC: @chapinhall.bsky.social

People not living in fear of starving or losing their home have more brain capacity to do meaningful work - news just in. Also big news for capitalists: when u give people more money they can consume more goods and services

Consider this your daily reminder that Canada and all of it's citizens would benefit greatly by a guaranteed basic income or universal basic income. This income supplement would be taxable, would pay for itself, and would fix many of the systemic issues we have thanks to following the US model.

It still amazes me that when I was in high school in 1974, there was a nationwide debate league in which the debate topic for the entire school year was Guaranteed Annual Income.

Seriously, read the quotes on this post Lots of sentiment around taking the economic boot off people's necks living bill to bill People wanna contribute, but they don't want to "toil" One said there'd be 8 artist commissions from his UBI Also hello to the Spanish community who found us <3

"Not only don't people work less when they are guaranteed an income, they might actually put in more effort at work. And the fact that they have more money to spend leads to the creation of more jobs." Nobel Prize–winning economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

I know. Big shock here, but I still wanted to put it all in one place. In my latest Substack, I compiled the evidence from multiple pilots focused on homeless people to show that over and over again, cash reduces homelessness and also even reduces drug use. Universal basic income is the way to go.

In the letter to the editor, the author states the benefits of Basic Income in reducing poverty and saving taxpayer money by simplifying welfare and reducing administrative costs. It further provides dignity, stability and lowers long-term public spending.zurl.co/aKX9q

With poverty rising, Canadians cannot afford more empty promises. 1/3 #PovertyReduction #FederalBudget #GLBI #EconomicPolicy #SenCa #CdnPoli

Guaranteed Livable Basic Income Could Cut Poverty Rates by 40%. OTTAWA, FEBRUARY 19, 2025—Canada can significantly reduce poverty at minimal cost by implementing a guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI). This is the bottom line in the latest report of PBO. ……Senator Kim Pate

Cash would have helped me leave. All forms of violence increase with economic inequality, including domestic violence and femicide/murder of women. Every man who perpetrates mass public violence starts at home. Policing can not help; a guaranteed livable basic income would. #cdnpoli

A Wall Street Journal article on guaranteed income wouldn’t stop people from wanting to work. It challenges the notion that unconditional cash makes people “lazy,” noting that employment incentives depend on broader economic and social conditions. zurl.co/NJa9c

Poverty costs $2 billion a year in Nova Scotia. "Parliamentary Budget Office estimates the implementation of a basic income guarantee program would cost about $1.55 billion a year for Nova Scotia." Basic income is a net positive investment in people's potential. www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

In the Ann Arbor pilot, 100 entrepreneurs + gig workers got $528/mo for 2 yrs. "One person highlighted how the financial cushion was beneficial to their entrepreneurial efforts, stating, 'It’s hard to be inspired or to think creatively or to be a change maker when you’re constantly just hustling.'"

"In The Case for Basic Income, Jamie Swift and Elaine Power share personal stories of Canadians...they explain why wealth should be built by society, not individuals, and why everyone should have an unconditional right to a fair share." theconversation.com/why-we-need-...

In many of his last speeches and his last book "Where Do We Go From Here?: Chaos or Community" Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supported the idea of a basic income. youtu.be/D7qDTGcOtfU?...

With Martin Luther King day tomorrow, here is some history on how guaranteed income became part of his final speeches and writings. economicsecurityproject.org/resource/gi-...

GDP is a lethally flawed measure of a country's well-being.

The term 'kill line' is being used to describe Americans 1 misfortune away from absolute destitution. An accident, illness, or job loss. We need a basic income to so that noone ever gets close to it. A lifeline, not a kill line. www.economist.com/china/2026/0...

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"There is one notable group that does not support universal basic income: those with higher levels of racial resentment... Racial prejudice continues to fuel opposition to universal basic income, as well as other forms of social welfare. But our research suggests that this is not insurmountable."

A musician from Cardiff has launched a petition calling for the Welsh Government to implement a Basic Income for the Arts following the introduction of a similar scheme in Ireland