#TidesOutTuesday This old boat is a nest on the sea, it's our home afloat for you and me Though she stays close to shore, and ventures no more, She rocks us to sleep on the waves As the moon shines up above And the stars sing of our love She rocks us to sleep on the waves

Long before the pandemic era guaranteed basic income pilots began, we already knew unconditional income worked based on decades of evidence, but that doesn't stop today's wonks from picking out a few 1-3 year studies, uplifting them above all others, and leaving out some very important details.

"Project Elevate Boulder gave $500 monthly payments to each participant starting in 2023… The final report states that as a result of the project, participants said they can more easily pay for basic needs, were able to receive more education or training, and have stronger mental + physical health."

A NEW study of the Finland basic income experiment just dropped. Turns out psychotropic drug use decreased by 8 %–11 %, and incomes increased on average by 9% to 11% due to people not losing the income when they accepted a job, unlike traditional unemployment. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Virtually all articles critical of universal basic income that are based on some guaranteed income pilot result neglect to mention the results of any 'saturation site' pilots that actually make a point of testing universal distribution. UBI is universal, and universality tests never fail to impress.

The EU wants public input on how to fight poverty. Maybe let them know Universal Basic Income is the way?

Results in Alameda halfway through their 2-year test of $1,000/mo for 150 households. "After one year, Rise Up participants reported significant improvements in financial stability, mental health and sense of community, with no negative effect on employment." People going into debt dropped by 64%.

We have lots of long-term evidence about the impacts of unconditional income that go back as far as the Mothers Pension program where we learned decades later of the positive impacts it had on their kids. Interestingly, we even had a 20-year group of recipients in the 1970s that ended after 9 years.

I have a weird superpower that I used with my kids when they were little; doing cartoon voices. After shelling out $ for a Disney product one birthday, I did the “Greed is Good” monologue from Wall Street in Mickey’s voice. You hear it in your mind right now… makes more sense now more than ever.

UBI means dignity, not dependency. Across pilots, from Finland to Kenya to Stockton, studies show recipients spend cash on food, health, and business — not on “temptation goods.” (KELA + GiveDirectly + SEED summaries)

A medication I use for my diabetes suddenly became unavailable and was formulary. The company suddenly had shortages and just decided to end production. The healthcare labyrinth is likely to become filled with more of the the Minotaurs of supply chain issues due to tariffs and such. I contacted …

It’s amazing that the Republicans have all the study information in their records of a proposed bill for a basic income from the Nixon admin, yet ignore it. journals.law.harvard.edu/jol/wp-conte...

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

UBI reduces stress. In Finland’s national pilot, recipients reported lower stress, better health, and higher trust in society. (KELA report)

Universal basic income would better enable parents to choose a job or unpaid care work at home. If you can't afford to pay for care and so quit your job to do unpaid care work at home, that's not a choice. And if you want to do unpaid care but can't afford to lose income, that's not a choice either.

New longread essay from me in response to the slew of recent hot takes holding up a few guaranteed income pilot results as some kind of nail in the coffin of universal basic income and even cash transfers in general. This is a long one because I dive into the details and cover much more evidence.

Universal Basic Income would improve mental health, reduce homelessness, reduce crime, and reduce drug and alcohol abuse. I'm not saying it would 100% fix all of these, but that it would significantly help with all of them as just one policy. UBI and universal healthcare are musts for our wellbeing.

Building it, but need more support.

“I’m afraid of going into the grocery store…” BASIC INCOME NOW.

Thank goodness for the courts that are standing up to the Russian asset occupying our White House.

Info on firefighter who was actively fighting a fire when ICE arrested him.

I think the most key point Stephen makes here is the preventive reality of UBI. The biggest impacts of cash appears to be when it comes to preventing or alleviating certain life circumstances. The reality of targeted programs and non-cash benefits is to miss those in need or only come after

So do they need the Russia Bungle to distract from the Epstein Files, or are the Epstein Files now needed to distract from the Russia Bungle?

"Defying common misconceptions, the results from more than 160 global studies of Universal Basic Income report positive effects on entrepreneurship, education outcomes, and wellbeing, with no detriment to people’s willingness to work." True story. Start UBI! www.themandarin.com.au/297523-preve...

I recently covered the publication of a meta-analysis looking at 13 unconditional basic income experiments. The researchers concluded that across all 9 categories they looked at, UBI improved the outcomes, and those who benefited the most tended to be children.

Hello fellow citizens. I’d wanted to participate more on this channel, but due to being a member of the precariat,this summer my partner and I have had to move three times. My partner had aggressive cancer treatment earlier this year. The cancer has come back. So, UBI and Healthcare for all… NOW!

NEW: Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

Now livestreaming episode 21 of The Basic Income Show! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxLL...

This is why it's so goddamn frustrating every time someone claims that UBI is a bad idea because billionaires want it, as if that in any way reflected reality. WE WOULD HAVE IT ALREADY IF SO. They know it will mean more tax for them, and less power.

The NYT and WaPo are both utterly failing to meet this moment. I shouldn't have to publish something like this. That article about how poor kids really aren't helped by unconditional income to their parents was just disgusting and full of the shite opinions of far-right "think tanks" like Heritage.

The reactor is the slave to the actor. The actor sets the agenda and reacting only is not enough. It’s not “news” if it’s always reactionary. Set a bold agenda, don’t take the bait and react, but to use that moment to be the actor instead.

UBI was excoriated for the potential inflation. So now we have runaway inflation without a UBI.

It was kind of a sideways discussion to get there but he’s pro UBI.

Episode 20 of The Basic Income Show is now livestreaming! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGHX...

"Americans now spend nearly four hours a day thinking about money, the equivalent of a part-time job." If we had universal basic income, we could quit that particular PT job and start thinking about all kinds of other things with that time.

I'll just add that in the Dauphin experiment, eliminating poverty with basic income reduced emergency hospitalizations by 8.5%. As one doctor described the finding, if this were something we could put in the water, we would. Also, the richest 10% of the US live 11 years longer than the poorest 10%.

Nothing less than a basic income for all will preserve the full cultural spectrum of humanity. Wealth inequality eats diversity… And homogenizes human creativity.

Reposting!

There it goes…

This is a Class war, not a Culture war, like they want you to believe. Focus people... The rich are hoarding everything, and getting Richer at your kids, grandkids, and your own expense.

We’re in quite paradigm cha cha…

Mind mapping UBI… basicincome.stanford.edu/research/ubi...

Charity is for short-term need. The safety net should help long-term after that.

Here is a link to our research page 💖 Keep an eye on us as we explore other funding mechanisms for expansion or a new cohort - we eveb have a playbook for others who want to start their own pilot www.denverbasicincomeproject.org/research

Finland ran a 2-year #BasicIncome pilot giving 2,000 unemployed people €560/month—no strings attached. Result? Better wellbeing, less stress, and no drop in work efforts. A world where security fuels potential? Already tested. #UBI #WellbeingEconomy #Finland weall.org/resource/fin...

Powell: "If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment."