UBI Works

Canadian journalist Max Fawcett on UBI: "There's all sorts of data that suggests basic income would actually stimulate economic growth… improves health outcomes. And Lord knows improving health outcomes would save taxpayers and the government a lot of money."

Vinod Khosla is saying it plainly: we'll need UBI.

Legendary entrepreneur/investor Khosla suggested eliminating income tax below $100K and exploring UBI. "Let's tilt the equation towards labor, not capital." As a tech investor he knows first-hand that AI is killing jobs and compounding capital.

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Superhuman robot *swaps own battery to work 24/7* - already deployed in factories today No job is safe We can have UBI and free humans from drudgery to seek higher pursuits

YouTuber Jazza (7M subs) says we must have some kind of UBI. "If AI can replace all human labour, then income simply cannot be tied to human labour for its value."

Nobel-winning conservative economist Milton Friedman championed a version of universal basic income called the Negative Income Tax. It's more efficient use of our tax dollars, doesn't discourage work, and preserves individual freedoms. Many working guaranteed incomes today have elements of this.

"UBI seems to be effective...I don't need it to be perfect, I just need people not to starve." - George Stroumboulopoulos

"It really seems like UBI is going to be absolutely necessary at the very least as a stopgap measure" — Dave Shapiro, post-labor economics pioneer and author of Labor/Zero

Cathie Wood of ARK Invest said youth joblessness will improve as people "go for it" and start businesses with AI There's a critical element missing: entrepreneurs need economic security to take long-term risk, security that UBI provides

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon said mass AI job automation will cause civil unrest "you can't layoff 2,000,000 truckers tomorrow" Hints at UBI (income assistance) Said even his company will have fewer workers

No job is safe Swiss robot works 8-hour shifts, day-in day-out Their motto is "We build robots saving people's time" - they'll save companies from wages We can free humans from drudgery and pay UBI

Agriculture is being taken over by robots that don't sleep or need supervision 24/7 harvesting at scale changes the economics of the entire food industry, including potential for cheaper food A future of abundance should have UBI and sharing the fruits of technology

Author of Bullshit Jobs, David Graeber said basic income unleashes human creativity and innovation, which both the left and right can support. Instead, we're held back by bullshit jobs. The next John Lennon "is lifting boxes in some department store as welfare conditionality".

Former Victoria MP and City Councillor, Laurel Collins giving UBI a shoutout during session on OAS (basic income for seniors).

UBI is really about value that none of us created but we co-inherit together, like nature. Alaska's Permanent Fund invests common wealth gifted by nature to pay everyone dividends. Started by a Republican, supported by Democrats and Independents.

Microsoft AI CEO and UBI supporter: "Most of the tasks accountants, lawyers and other professionals currently undertake will be fully automated by AI within 12-18 months" Also him: "UBI is a political and economic measure we have to start talking about in a serious way"

Massive South Korean rally asking for a share of AI profits to be shared. The demands for common wealth AI dividends are going to get louder.

automate the BS jobs and pay UBI

This went mega viral on TikTok about UBI What would you do if survival was guaranteed?

The Simpsons were so ahead of their time

Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically. Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let's go further.