UBI4ME<p>UBI isn’t about making life “too easy.” It’s about making sure life isn’t unnecessarily cruel. </p><p>There are enough issues in the world today that we don't need to add financial insecurity to it.</p><p>Also, struggle isn’t noble. Suffering isn’t a character test. Fairness means giving everyone the chance to thrive, not just survive. </p><p>And you deserve that chance. You deserve <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Endfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Endfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
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UBI4ME<p>Remember, you are not alone in wanting a better world and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> 🙂 </p><p>There are plenty of people out there who think like you and who also take action. Take action with us and vote for people who want the same future that you want. 👍 </p><p>One example: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/remahformoreton.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>remahformoreton.bsky.social</span></a></span> who wants to tax billionaires and create a fairer society for all ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_advocates_of_universal_basic_income" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_</span><span class="invisible">advocates_of_universal_basic_income</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BetterWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BetterWorld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxCorporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCorporations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Together" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Together</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TogetherWeCan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TogetherWeCan</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>IF only I had a dollar for ever time I hear that the "system" needs to be changed and that the "system" is at fault and the "system" keeps us in badly paid jobs....</p><p>Well, let's change the system. Yes, we can. One example of a country that did things differently in 2008, look at Iceland which imprisoned bankers after 2008 financial crisis.</p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/6/9/8751267/iceland-capital-controls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/2015/6/9/8751267/icela</span><span class="invisible">nd-capital-controls</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ChangeTheSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChangeTheSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>The economy is supposedly doing well, but your <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paycheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paycheck</span></a> isn’t. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> add millions to their wealth every day, but you’re told to “just work harder.” </p><p>What if the problem isn’t you? What if the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/system" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>system</span></a> is designed to keep people struggling? What if billionaires and corporations were taxed the same way you are?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> shifts the balance. It gives power back to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/people" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>people</span></a> instead of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EconomicJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NoTaxLoopholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoTaxLoopholes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Here's an article on the 4 day work week and UBI which, whilst quite cynical, still shows some important points:</p><p>"Already, it’s estimated that, in the first year of ChatGPT, 14 per cent of Americans lost their jobs to robots."</p><p>"... because AI will reduce employment.<br>But if true, it’s hard to see how four days will be any more of a safeguard than five. That’s where UBI comes in..."</p><p>What do you think?</p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/wfh-four-day-week-ubi-universal-benefits-b2698574.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/comment/wfh-four-day-week-ubi-universal-benefits-b2698574.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/4DayWorkWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4DayWorkWeek</span></a></p>
Want Ch🔁nge? W🔁rk T🔁gether☑<p>:mastodance: 💬 " Oh hi there cloud!... "</p><p>(says the new user look for social or something better than local reality of life )</p><p>💬 " I'm looking for people who<br>actually want to <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/socialise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialise</span></a>... "</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/FreeSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSchool</span></a> cloud responds honestly:</p><p>💬 " Ah sorry to say...<br>:mastodon_oops: No social focus on <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>... :mastodon_oops: </p><p>It's just one-way posting and same ill style short-ism or talking about Trump etc...</p><p>...instead of building our own<br>good (in ourselves here) and developing better people overall.</p><p>Not just developing <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a>. "</p><p>ADDED NOTES:</p><p> I can measure this on Fediverse from daily message attempt and how many non-replies (for various reasons but again NON-replies).</p><p>At best people like to just have good things said or nothing... people like <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> who for all nice intentions don't want to do long messages or multiple post replies answering things (they ask for engagement too in posts and videos!). </p><p>Most reply once or twise but fizzle at 2nd messages and can't handle answering let alone <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discussion</span></a>.</p><p>It's almost the same as the real world just without advertising. :mastodon: which is a great step but not enough as social itself <br>(it's not tech but people that need engineering too to do social better).</p><p>People looking for only "positives" just to serve their own aesthetics or nothing in reply is the current way.</p><p>Overall <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsocial</span></a> people, that you might get anywhere (less offensive here to the point of not replying instead). Almost all into into <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> - not people development.</p><p>So if you're trying to escape and save yourself from in real life from who can't communicate and ignorant tyranny then you're in the same boat here on the other side of the spectrum of ineffective social.</p><p>So you're realising while reading this that it's almost exactly the same reflection of real life with people unable / disabled / uncaring (dare I say) and not willing to put any skin on the line to develop themselves (which is really OUR selves) out of the very <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/paperbag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paperbag</span></a> they stay in or whatever they <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/complain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complain</span></a> about.... </p><p>Staying victim or just inside Tech bubble as <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> is people's best while their own development <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LAGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAGS</span></a>. :mastodon_oops: </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsocial</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> & :fediverse: (yup)</p><p>A reflection of reality perhaps or worse as faux-social / one-way version of two-way... </p><p>( i.e. it's not enough to just have a "social" platform with more people not focused on actually socialising / building something to get out of trump style people and just link together as best as possible)...</p><p>🖼️ Picture modified from Mastodon blog:</p><p><a href="https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/the-people-should-own-the-town-square/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">the-people-should-own-the-town-square/</span></a></p>
Want Ch🔁nge? W🔁rk T🔁gether☑<p>:mastodance: 💬 " Oh hi there cloud!... "</p><p>(says the new user look for social or something better than local reality of life )</p><p>💬 " I'm looking for people who<br>actually want to socialise... "</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/FreeSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSchool</span></a> cloud responds honestly:</p><p>💬 " Ah sorry to say...<br>:mastodon_oops: No social focus on Fediverse..:mastodon_oops: </p><p>It's just one-way posting <br>and same ill style short-<br>ism or talking about<br>Trump etc instead<br>of building our own<br>good (in ourselves)<br>and developing<br>better people.</p><p>Not just <br>developing <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a>. "</p><p>ADDED NOTES:</p><p> I can measure Fediverse from daily messages and replies - almost all <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unreplied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unreplied</span></a> or at best people like <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> who can reply once but fizzle at 2 messages and can't handle answering despite asking for engagement or <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/discussion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discussion</span></a>.</p><p>Na it's marketing slogan repetition machines on repeat ... looking for only "positives" to serve themselves.</p><p>Overall same <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsocial</span></a> people, almost only into <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> - peopel you're probably trying to escape or save yourself from in real life who can't communicate like underdeveloped teenagers - </p><p>So your realising while reading this it's almost exactly reflection of real life with people unable / disabled - not willing to put any skin on the line to develop out of the <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/paperbag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paperbag</span></a> or whatever they <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/complain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complain</span></a> about.... and stay victim or Tech <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>developer</span></a> at best while their own development <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/LAGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAGS</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/unsocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unsocial</span></a> :fediverse:</p><p>A reflection of reality perhaps or worse... </p><p>( i.e. it's not enough to just have a "social" platform with people not focused on socialising )...</p>
UBI4ME<p>“But who will clean toilets if everyone gets UBI? </p><p>Maybe… the people who want to do it, at a fair wage? Maybe... the task will get automated? </p><p>Maybe the real question is: why do we accept that some jobs should be so miserable and underpaid that people only do them out of desperation? </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> forces us to value labor instead of exploiting it and it gives us the freedom to choose the jobs we take. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FairWages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairWages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>In case you wanted to look at the results of the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/GiveDirectly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiveDirectly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> from 2023 study yourself:</p><p>"Early findings from the world’s largest <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> study"</p><p>"Both a large lump sum and a long-term UBI proved highly effective. The lump sum enabled big investments and the guarantee of 12 years of UBI encouraged savings and risk-taking."</p><p><a href="https://www.givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-results/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">givedirectly.org/2023-ubi-resu</span><span class="invisible">lts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TaxWealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxWealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DignityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DignityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NewWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWorld</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>My <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> read for the month:</p><p>The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future</p><p>by Andrew Yang</p><p>I've been wanting to read this book for a while and I'm looking forward to finishing it 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AndrewYang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndrewYang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologicalUnemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologicalUnemployment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/robotics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robotics</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> isn’t just good <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a> - it’s <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminist</span></a> </p><p>Unpaid labor holds <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> back. Childcare, elder care, emotional labor - none of it is valued under <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> </p><p>UBI means recognizing all <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/contributions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contributions</span></a> not just the ones that come with a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/paycheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paycheck</span></a> </p><p>Given it is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InternationalWomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalWomensDay</span></a> - let's make UBI a reality and vote for it in any and all elections ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womensday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UnpaidLabour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnpaidLabour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/womensday2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensday2025</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>On <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBIWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBIWorks</span></a> , you can find out about how to become a supporter and take action (in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> ) It only takes 2 minutes 👍 </p><p><a href="https://www.ubiworks.ca/#take_action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ubiworks.ca/#take_action</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBICanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBICanada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CanadaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CanadaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>For everyone out there who asks: "But who is going to pay for UBI?"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBIWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBIWorks</span></a> in Canada has done the maths and it shows exactly who is going to pay: not you!</p><p>It will be large corporations, the wealthiest of the wealthy and financial institutions.</p><p>Go Canada! 🥳 </p><p><a href="https://www.ubiworks.ca/howtopay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ubiworks.ca/howtopay</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBICanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBICanada</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>An great article in <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TheConversation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheConversation</span></a> on Ontario’s basic income pilot:</p><p>"We found that increased income security improved participants’ mental health, reduced their stress and allowed them to improve diets with healthier food options. Some spoke of no longer having to rely on food charity as they could go the grocery store like everyone else."</p><p>Tha'ts what <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> recipients want to do: live a dignified life like <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyone</span></a> else. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-basic-income-can-be-a-strong-investment-in-mental-health-250018" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/a-basic-in</span><span class="invisible">come-can-be-a-strong-investment-in-mental-health-250018</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Fairness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairness</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>What an interesting statement: by Mani Doraisamy</p><p>"The Era of Solopreneurs is Here"</p><p>"An engineer with AI tool can now outbuild a 100-person engineering team."</p><p>Whilst the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/opportunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opportunities</span></a> of using <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> are great, the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/downside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>downside</span></a> is that not <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyone</span></a> will be able to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/succeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>succeed</span></a> as a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/solopreneur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solopreneur</span></a> </p><p>That is where <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> comes in: it provides a safety net for those who need more time to adjust to the new world. ❤️ </p><p><a href="https://manidoraisamy.com/developer-forever/post/the-era-of-solopreneurs-is-here.anc-52867368-2029-4dc5-a7da-ece853a648b5.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">manidoraisamy.com/developer-fo</span><span class="invisible">rever/post/the-era-of-solopreneurs-is-here.anc-52867368-2029-4dc5-a7da-ece853a648b5.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ALL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ALL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TechnologicalUnemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechnologicalUnemployment</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>💖 <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> letter to humanity. It’s about saying, “You <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/deserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deserve</span></a> to live with <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dignity</span></a> no matter what.” </p><p>Imagine the peace of mind that comes with knowing your basics are covered - irrespective of skin colour, gender, age, work history, education, financial status or religious views.</p><p>Let’s make that a reality for <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/everyone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>everyone</span></a> 🌍 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DignityForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DignityForAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PeopleFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleFirst</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SpreadLove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpreadLove</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TogetherWeRise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TogetherWeRise</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>John Maynard <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Keynes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Keynes</span></a> “<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/EconomicPossibilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicPossibilities</span></a> for Our Grandchildren”, the truth is that, at least in a simple technological sense, the global North has largely “solved” its economic problem. Yet <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> is, always has been, and will continue to be neutral. Even if <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/humanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanity</span></a> possesses <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sufficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sufficient</span></a> specialized <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledge</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/liberate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>liberate</span></a> itself, a gravely and <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/persistently" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>persistently</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/unequal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unequal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/structure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>structure</span></a> continues to hamper all the world’s countries</p><p>Ask for a <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> ❤️</p><p><a href="https://www.un.org/en/un-chronicle/rethinking-universal-basic-income-economic-productivity-quality-life-and-sustainable" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">un.org/en/un-chronicle/rethink</span><span class="invisible">ing-universal-basic-income-economic-productivity-quality-life-and-sustainable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Yet another great article on the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/successes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>successes</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> </p><p>"Multiple countries have tested a universal basic income – and it works"</p><p><a href="https://globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/multiple-countries-have-tested-universal-basic-income-and-it-works" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalaffairs.org/bluemarble/m</span><span class="invisible">ultiple-countries-have-tested-universal-basic-income-and-it-works</span></a></p><p>What are we waiting for? Let's make UBI a reality 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FutureCivilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FutureCivilisation</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>Put it in your diary: <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> monthly community get together next Tuesday</p><p>Join us online <br>🔗<a href="https://meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_Event_March_2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_E</span><span class="invisible">vent_March_2025</span></a><br>🗓️ Tuesday, 4th March 2025<br>🕓 16:00 UTC (<a href="https://mytime.io/4pm/UTC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mytime.io/4pm/UTC</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>)</p><p>Get to know our team and our vision and share your ideas around <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MakeChangeHappen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakeChangeHappen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CollectiveAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveAction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grassroots</span></a></p>
UBI4ME<p>1st of the month, so let's go back to basics:</p><p>What is Universal Basic Income (UBI)?</p><p><a href="https://ubi4me.org/2025/02/what-is-ubi/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ubi4me.org/2025/02/what-is-ubi</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p>Send us your thoughts on the definition 🙂 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UBI4ME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI4ME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a></p>
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