Imagine if everyone in this world received a basic income.
For the want of a very small amount of money people cannot move forward in their lives.
It usually does not take much to have peace of mind. Enough to pay the rent. Enough to buy food. Enough to make a dream come true.
If everyone had enough money for their basic needs, what do you think this would mean?
No more poverty. It’d reduce crime.
Most people are not lazy. But most people are desperate and living on the edge. If they have a guaranteed income, it gives them freedom to become all that they can be. How could this not benefit the entire world?
The ones who do not want to work, this is totally okay. I mean, think about it. We already have that. What harm is in it? Most people want to have purpose and to be contributing to society. So most will continue to work. The ones that don’t, so what? They are in the minority.
I think this pandemic has exposed the huge flaws in capitalism. That the rich get insanely more rich, and the poor insanely more desperate.
The people who resist basic income are the uber rich because they want to enslave people. Their employees. There are very rare exceptions to this.
What if people could no longer be enslaved? What kind of revolution would we see in the working world? I envision a much safer, freer, compassionate working environment. Why do employers feel they must control their employees like they are children? If they have what they need, are treated like adults, and enjoy their work, and have respect for their bosses, a good job will be done.
What kind of revolution would we see in fixing the global messes we have of pollution, climate change, despots, dictators?
Before you dismiss universal basic income, give it a lot of thought how it would affect your life. What would you do with it? Make a dream come true? Go back to school? Quit your soul sucking job and do something you enjoy? Donate the money to charity? Volunteer? Work less hours and contribute more to friends, family time, strangers?
Obviously, the money has been there this whole time. It just hasn’t been used properly.
