Now is the time to sign on to the European Citizens’ Initiative on Universal Basic Income!
What is a Universal Basic Income? I hear you ask. It’s a good question.
Universal Basic Income is the concept that every person should receive a basic income no strings attached, no means testing, no having to go the job centre… NO strings attached at all. It will be enough money to live on if you’re in between jobs or if you are studying and need to focus on your future. Single mothers also benefit since, if they choose to, they can stay home and look after their kids.
Will rich people get it to? Why bother then? … those are questions I hear a lot and the answers are simple: yes, everyone gets the same amount and everyone gets taxed on their overall wealth. That means that rich people will most likely get taxed the whole amount whereas people on my end of the scale will not be taxed since I don’t earn enough and therefore I’m below the first tax bracket.
Don’t trust me alone though. Andrew Yang supported Universal Basic Income throughout his presidential and NY mayoral campaigns. He may not be great at winning votes but he is awesome at maths and he did the numbers and they work.
The maths for Universal Basic Income does also work in Alaska where the Alaska Permanent Fund was established in 1976 and it is still running. Yes, Universal Basic Income works.
My reasons for supporting UBI are simple: it makes the world a fairer place. Had I received it all those many years ago during college, I may not have needed to live on the street (temporarily). I wouldn’t have needed to work 3 jobs to make ends meet – whilst studying full time. I could have quit the job with the creepy boss who gets “handsy” when you’re alone with him. Even my mother may have had a chance of an education herself.
It is this one small action which matters in years and decades to come. If you sign on now, together, we can change how our society treats each and every member.
What do you think now? Will you look at the proposal? Will you sign up?
When you are ready, signing up couldn’t be easier. Go to the European Citizens’ Initiative, enter your details and sign on. Your children will thank you for it.