@tedlieu @StevijoPayne @SpeakerMcCarthy “Much” may even be pushing it and any good he did was wiped out by the rest of us career. Maybe he started with an honest heart 😂 but as most politicians in this country, he was easily corrupted by the power & money so easily accessible to him. #Shame
"If technology was going to be used in a way that benefited everyone, they'd be happy with it."
Universal basic income tied to national productivity growth is how to make technology literally work for everyone.
https://t.co/wcbnG0UbIY
@AndrewYang This data you are presenting for people to really consider when voting for the most important job on the planet is going to get you in trouble!
It's great to see @BarackObama talking about the success of the basic income pilots, and how the income boost and added stability it provides actually better enables people to find full-time employment and to afford the risk to start their own businesses.
There is a candidate for the US Senate seeking to fill the spot in Maryland opened by Ben Cardin not seeking reelection, who just this morning added #BasicIncome to his platform. His name is @willjawando.
This is how UBI will finally happen. All of the pilots happening across the country at the local level lead to support at the local level, which grows upward as local lawmakers become national lawmakers.
Remember, this is an open seat in a blue state. A win in the primary will most likely mean a win in the general.
He also supports restoring the monthly child tax credit payments and other smart policies too.
https://t.co/wZKPjMqFH7
Not only did homeless people provided unconditional cash spend it wisely and find homes, and not only did it save more money than it cost, but it also kept a mom from losing her kid, and even prevented one recipient's grandmother from becoming homeless herself.
"A lot of our participants had kids and they were single mums – it’s not something we necessarily measured – but in one example the cash transfer actually allowed a woman to keep her child."
"In another case, a participant used the cash to help their grandmother, who was also at risk of becoming homeless."
"Emphasising how the cash wasn’t spent in stereotypical ways, and how the money actually saved the public purse overall, they found, were the most effective messages – providing a blueprint for future UBI advocates."
https://t.co/k8aZqDlG1Z #BasicIncome
Hi Nerds! Today's my birthday! Can you do me a solid and as a Nerds for Humanity hbd share out the interview I did yesterday with @AndrewYang so we can hit 1,000 views on the YouTube video today :-)
Excited to have @AndrewYang back in the Nerd zone to discuss his new novel and hopefully take some audience questions as well! Set your reminders nerds: https://t.co/UIb2EByZV7
Yang: "Let's lower the voting age so that young people feel more invested in the importance of voting, leading to more participation in democracy."
Vivek: "Let's raise the voting age and require them to pass a test to vote."
People: "Yang and Vivek are the same person."
Maui update. South Maui resorts (Lahaina is West Maui) NEED visitors. Furloughs and layoffs starting because people think the whole island is closed. It is not. If you are planning a trip to Wailea or Kihei, don’t cancel. If you want to come to Hawaii pls consider South Maui.
People who lost everything in #maui need CASH not food lines and donations of "stuff." Plz sign @scottsantens petition
Support Maui Wildfire Survivors: Provide Adequate Cash Support for Recovery and Rebuilding - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/C1cp2x7fzg via @Change
I've just created a petition to encourage President Biden's administration to expand the cash assistance to Maui from a one-time payment of $700 per household to a monthly payment of $700 per person for at least one year. Please sign and share!
#MauiFire
https://t.co/ecNsQgGKvh
"For Singleton, [#BasicIncome] has meant she has lived a year in an Atlanta apartment, after becoming homeless when she couldn’t find a landlord to accept her city housing voucher during the pandemic."
Another example of why cash is king. Let's do UBI!
https://t.co/tIQVq5T94y