https://www.scottsantens.com/how-ubi-could-change-work-and-the-world/
"The idea, of a universally provided amount of money, has been around for a
long time. It’s just not always been known as basic income. Centuries ago, it
existed as a concept. Then came a resurgence in the ’60s, with Martin Luther
King and Milton Friedman. Even Nixon was talking about a basic income. His plan
wasn’t a universal basic income, but it was partially disconnected from work,
and would have greatly reduced the poverty of families—especially children.
Since then, basic income has been building upwards in knowledge and in support,
albeit at a slow pace, with jumps. A big jump was when Switzerland first got
the signatures to put it to a vote. Suddenly, a lot of people around the world
heard about basic income for the first time. Interest went down a bit, and then
Andrew Yang ran for president on basic income. That created another new surge,
especially in the US, for the idea.
When COVID-19 hit, basic income was top of mind. All of a sudden, jobs were
being shed, people had to get on unemployment, they had to go to food banks,
and they realized the system isn’t really there for them. Then, at the same
time, they started getting stimulus checks, and seeing how things could work
entirely differently."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
