'Universal Basic Income' explained simply.

● UBI stands for Unconditional/Universal Basic Income.

● UBI is a foundational income floor. It lifts everyone up out of poverty where we all deserve to be, thus treated rightfully as a human being. UBI can use poverty-line data to do that.

Once people are up out of poverty then they can live a normal life. It isn’t idealism to ensure everyone be treated with respect as a human being, it’s normality. ⚪

Comprehending ‘Universal Basic Income’ This is a concise way to fully understand what UBI is. Trust, Respect, Understanding, Empathy.

● Many people have several misunderstandings of UBI without fully comprehending it. Often UBI is mistaken as welfare which unfortunately uses damaging and 'old generation' "means-testing" methods. Those that react negatively to the idea of "nobody living in poverty" are often driven by false, sometimes even abusive or hateful, prejudices. Others repeat the same tired and debunked phrases as delay-tactics. Here Rutger Bregman shows how these notions are harmful and false:





● Universal Basic Income is feasible. There are many ways and means to fund UBI. The biggest and most important way to fund UBI is through the will of the public. To put it simply, if enough people wish to eradicate poverty, it can and will be done. Here is just one way, with links to many other ways that UBI can be done.

The question “Where does the money come from?” is nothing more than a display of misunderstanding of public demand and at worst a delay toward actual progress being made.

● There is now a big global movement around the world of advocates and supporters who are helping to push UBI forward, including well known individuals like Elon Musk, Rutger Bregman & Robert Reich. The movement has reached several millions of people through yearly thunderclaps and other avenues and in some places UBI is considered mainstream.





● In my opinion, the best person to follow for UBI updates and information is Scott Santens, who himself has a real Basic Income (the first American to have one)! Yes he is here advocating on Steemit, @ScottSantens and he is on Twitter and Reddit. We should really listen to those already experiencing life with a Basic Income. Here is Scott talking about his Basic Income.

● 2017 was the year of UBI, with programs started and tested all over the world. Several programs have already been completed. New ones are starting soon in parts of Canada, California and Scotland!