universal basic income (UBI)

Can Trump Save Us from UBI and CBDC Dystopia? Find Out!

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Trump: The Last Bulwark Against Government Control Over All Money

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever. – George Orwell

Trump: The Last Bulwark Against Government Control Over All MoneyMilli Sands – George Orwell’s telescreen is no longer “suspend your disbelief”-level fiction. And the foot meting out the punishment may soon be the state’s, delivering your Universal Basic Income in UBI Dollars (UBIDs).

I have recently written about AI and UBI, positing that AI will lead to sufficient disruption to make UBI a near-certainty. In this essay, I combine these threads in relation to a current political stance. Continue reading →

A Radical Critique of Universal Basic Income

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ubiCharles Hugh Smith – Readers have been asking me what I thought of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as the solution to the systemic problem of jobs being replaced by automation.To answer this question, I realized I had to start by taking a fresh look at work and its role in human life and society. And since UBI is fundamentally a distribution of money, I also needed to take a fresh look at our system of money.

That led to a radical critique of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and an outline for a much more sustainable and just system of money and work than we have now. To adequately explore these critical topics, I ended up writing a 50,000 word book, Money and Work Unchained.

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