First donation in! An anonymous supporter just gave $50 toward BIA's nonprofit status. $3,449 to go. Will you match it? #BasicIncome #UBI

First donation in! An anonymous supporter just gave $50 toward BIA's nonprofit status. $3,449 to go. Will you match it? #BasicIncome #UBI
#BasicIncome makes survival the Default Setting- not something you have to earn, not something you have to strive for, not something you have to prove yourself worthy of.
Unconditional, Universal #BasicIncome would help people SURVIVE between periods of employment.
AND during loss
AND during illness and disability
AND while caring for others
AND when going to school
AND when starting a business
AND when resting
AND when creating
AND when being a new parent
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Personal update: My son and work have had my focus lately, and I'm grateful for your patience. Your $472 got our email server running. Next: listen to @joewilliamshistory.bsky.social podcasts on BIA, watch for our first eBlast newsletter, and help us fund our nonprofit status. More soon #BasicIncome
If #BasicIncome existed, I would be able to afford to post paid #ads online. That might make it more effective for me to sell my #art. I could post paid ads now, but then I might not have the money to pay my mortgage if the #AdCampaign fails.
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#Basicincome could make a #GeneralStrike less likely to happen. At the same time, basic income - assuming it can't be revoked - could make a gerenal strike less risky for its participants.
Unconditional, universal #BasicIncome is the foundational floor for our society to build UP on.
Reason for unconditional, universal #BasicIncome number 25648349284902473821
NO FAMILY, selling their labor to others or not, should have to decide between heating their home or putting food on the table. #BasicIncome creates a solid foundation for EVERYONE.
Reason for Unconditional, Universal #BasicIncome number 785389023746523497924
Means testing the disabled leaves them at risk for abuse, or forces them into poverty to get needed services.
I suspect that people will get along better if #BasicIncome existed. If more people worry less about affording life, they might be less likely to #blame certain groups of people for their #problems.
I am absolutely certain that under that aspect things will get very civilized very soon.
Also:
That’s one more thing that will get better once we get #BasicIncome #UBI
Unconditional, Universal #BasicIncome is SO MUCH EASIER to implement and manage than patchwork means-tested programs.
It is *LITERALLY* "just send everyone a check".
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