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"Not a single pilot has shown decreased employment among recipients of guaranteed income, and the vast majority of pilots have shown increased rates of full-time employment." This debate is over. Demand universal basic income. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

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Robots are working better and better. This creates an acceleration of worker displacement. This is why Universal Basic Income is to important - right now. buff.ly/jijIeLJ

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So much misinformation about how people who get basic income grants, use it for drugs or alcohol. Yet study after study confirms people use the funds responsibly. Why does this myth of basic income is misused persist. Why? Really WHY??? basicincometoday.com/how-would-500-…

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Here's the last thing Pope Francis said about Universal Basic Income before he died. He described it as "strict justice" in light of unpaid care and also public investment in R&D. "Every fortune is the product of many people and many generations." UBI is our rightful inheritance

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Do you think AI will be a net benefit or a net negative? Check out our video on it, here: youtu.be/hBfhd88DCZA Or check out the page on our website, here: undecidedmf.com/how-ai-breakth…

Do you think AI will be a net benefit or a net negative? 

Check out our video on it, here: youtu.be/hBfhd88DCZA 

Or check out the page on our website, here: undecidedmf.com/how-ai-breakth…
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Imagine a UBI trial that explored the impact of UBI on those working at least 3 jobs, 60+ hours a week. I would hope and expect participants to work less, and yet I'm sure plenty of people would claim that UBI clearly makes people lazy, even if everyone dropped to one 40-hr job.

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What we thought about the big AI players is true. The question is - how do we deal with it. The answer is - universal basic income. basicincometoday.com/for-silicon-va…

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A new study of Iran's monthly cash program that looked a lot like universal basic income found that adult employment didn't drop at all, but child labor did. A 10% increase in household income meant a kid shifting from labor to school. Also, drug use didn't go up.

A new study of Iran's monthly cash program that looked a lot like universal basic income found that adult employment didn't drop at all, but child labor did. A 10% increase in household income meant a kid shifting from labor to school.

Also, drug use didn't go up.
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Just updated this comprehensive list again today with books about universal basic income published in 2024-2025, like Basic Income: The Policy That Changes Everything. I also added some new books in the fiction section too, like The Hands of the Emperor. medium.com/basic-income/t…

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Discussions around #BasicIncome, automation and AI tends to end up polarising between utopian optimism or inequality-fuelled pessimism Really enjoyed this piece, outlining "Humanity's Next Leap" powered by Quantum AI & UBI for all zurl.co/QFJPT

Discussions around #BasicIncome, automation and AI tends to end up polarising between utopian optimism or inequality-fuelled pessimism
Really enjoyed this piece, outlining "Humanity's Next Leap" powered by Quantum AI & UBI for all zurl.co/QFJPT
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NEW POST: Automation is affecting all types of workers in every occupation. "When K was given the pink slip last April he quickly realized this time was different: AI’s revolution of the tech industry was playing out right in front of him." basicincometoday.com/software-engin…

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Universal Basic Income will mean fewer bullshit jobs. These unnecessary jobs are mostly white collar jobs. It will also mean that many blue collar jobs will likely need to pay more and that more people will be able to work in jobs that pay less *because* the work is meaningful.

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"But with universal basic income, people doing the work I don't want to do would gain the power to refuse to work unless they got paid more."

"But with universal basic income, people doing the work I don't want to do would gain the power to refuse to work unless they got paid more."
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Amazon eliminated their 2 most common warehouse jobs already, and they aren't done. "We aim to eliminate every menial, mundane and repetitive job out there." — Amazon Robotics Chief Workers need the security of basic income and AI dividends.

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Opinion: Is Connecticut ready for Universal Basic Income? While the world burns around us, maybe we can provide for residents a modicum of stability. Read the full article here: buff.ly/kBLaDWU

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When Amazon unveiled its new warehouse robot last week, it framed the technology as a way to make jobs safer and easier. What the company didn't mention is a broader ambition: to reduce its need for more human labor. Read the full article here: buff.ly/vZvZLG7

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More than 50 artists were interviewed by a sociologist to talk about the changes that the BIA has brought. Report finds that the impact of Basic Income for Artists is far-ranging and affects all aspects of artists lives. Read the full article here: buff.ly/kgJBmN7