steady on there
― serving bundt (sic), Monday, 5 June 2023 15:03 (eleven months ago) link
I think this latest trial is being run by the Autonomy think tank, so it's not govt sponsored. There has been a three-year pilot of 500 care leavers running in Wales since last summer however. Think it could feasibly be introduces in some limited way by one of the devolved authorities.
― Piedie Gimbel, Monday, 5 June 2023 15:10 (eleven months ago) link
Heartbreaking that every time we get media attention for basic income work, the inbox fills up with people desperate to be included in any trial – along with accounts of how a cruel, conditional welfare system has let them down— Jack Kellam (@Jack_Kellam_) June 5, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 5 June 2023 15:20 (eleven months ago) link
for real
― two grills one tap (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 June 2023 15:24 (eleven months ago) link
Everyone is talking about a universal basic income today. I think it’s a bad idea, and that we need Universal Basic Services instead (UBS) - where we have free education, healthcare & transport, alongside a massive expansion of social housing. From my TED talk last year. pic.twitter.com/8rglnOiBHg— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) June 5, 2023
A rejection of UBI.
But if we can't have UBS, maybe UBI is better than nothing?
― the pinefox, Monday, 5 June 2023 20:43 (eleven months ago) link
if ubi is offered as an alternative to basic services, its bad
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 02:20 (eleven months ago) link
It only makes sense as part of a broader network of services and controls on rents and prices, yeah
― two grills one tap (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 07:01 (eleven months ago) link