UBI is one of the more polarizing ideas I talk about in conversation with people. What do you think about UBI? If you’re against the idea — why? And, how do you see UBI, and to a broader degree, poverty and our modern day structures of indentured servitude, in relation to the cascading ecological crises we face?
I like to take it one step further. I support worldwide UBI because:
1. It's the humane thing to do
2. Our challenges are global so should UBI
3. In a time of rapid and unprecedented change people need stability to cope
4. Uncertainty (for survival) creates all kinds of very negative feedback loops in people that will mentally and physically destabilize a person and the community as a whole. We see that everywhere.
5. More equal distribution of money, less competition between people, nations and continents will make us more collaborative, and we need that to make the change
6. No more poverty worldwide will drastically increase potential of humanities resilience and innovation
7. Less migration because of survival, more options/time/hands to regenerate the ecosystem that community is part of.
8. More money between people in the real economy will give space for change, more room for local community investments in projects that benefit everybody in the community.
9. More options for local communities to be more independent from the global economy which in its current form of exploitation of people and planet is unsustainable.
10. The power to say no to exploitation as a person, community, state, nation.
11. More options for employer/community owned business /COOP's
12. More headspace to reevaluate what's important in live and what has the most value for a community and humanity.
13. A more equal and independent relationship between employer and employee. What should a certain job pay and is the employee save and secure while doing it?
14. And like Flora said. More room for personal growth and creativity and that's needed.
15. More options to choose to be a caregiver to you direct family and others.
I could go on, but you will know all of them too :) And thanks for your newsletters that take people like me on a journey to a new and more inclusive perspective on life and the challenges we face.
I support UBI for many of the reasons stated in the post. I wonder if you've come across another argument in researching this topic: for myself and my family, UBI (and universal health care, to be honest) would greatly increase our capacity for innovation and risk taking. I'm an ecologist, recent PhD recipient, and have a 3 year old daughter. My husband is a creative designer-builder. We have a long list of innovative ideas we'd like to pursue and would like to commit to lifestyles that support a degrowth economy. But with limited family wealth or savings to invest in ideas, and child care going basically unrecognized as work, we feel that the risks may be too high. Where going without insurance can lead to a lifetime of debt and choosing not to prioritize a higher salary over one's value and ethics can mean losing meager financial stability, the potential costs of (sometimes) chance events are astronomical. So might UBI actually catalyze innovation (beyond typical entrepreneurship) across a diverse socioeconomic spectrum?
I like to take it one step further. I support worldwide UBI because:
1. It's the humane thing to do
2. Our challenges are global so should UBI
3. In a time of rapid and unprecedented change people need stability to cope
4. Uncertainty (for survival) creates all kinds of very negative feedback loops in people that will mentally and physically destabilize a person and the community as a whole. We see that everywhere.
5. More equal distribution of money, less competition between people, nations and continents will make us more collaborative, and we need that to make the change
6. No more poverty worldwide will drastically increase potential of humanities resilience and innovation
7. Less migration because of survival, more options/time/hands to regenerate the ecosystem that community is part of.
8. More money between people in the real economy will give space for change, more room for local community investments in projects that benefit everybody in the community.
9. More options for local communities to be more independent from the global economy which in its current form of exploitation of people and planet is unsustainable.
10. The power to say no to exploitation as a person, community, state, nation.
11. More options for employer/community owned business /COOP's
12. More headspace to reevaluate what's important in live and what has the most value for a community and humanity.
13. A more equal and independent relationship between employer and employee. What should a certain job pay and is the employee save and secure while doing it?
14. And like Flora said. More room for personal growth and creativity and that's needed.
15. More options to choose to be a caregiver to you direct family and others.
I could go on, but you will know all of them too :) And thanks for your newsletters that take people like me on a journey to a new and more inclusive perspective on life and the challenges we face.
I support UBI for many of the reasons stated in the post. I wonder if you've come across another argument in researching this topic: for myself and my family, UBI (and universal health care, to be honest) would greatly increase our capacity for innovation and risk taking. I'm an ecologist, recent PhD recipient, and have a 3 year old daughter. My husband is a creative designer-builder. We have a long list of innovative ideas we'd like to pursue and would like to commit to lifestyles that support a degrowth economy. But with limited family wealth or savings to invest in ideas, and child care going basically unrecognized as work, we feel that the risks may be too high. Where going without insurance can lead to a lifetime of debt and choosing not to prioritize a higher salary over one's value and ethics can mean losing meager financial stability, the potential costs of (sometimes) chance events are astronomical. So might UBI actually catalyze innovation (beyond typical entrepreneurship) across a diverse socioeconomic spectrum?