If you are still open to using #LasVegas residents as test subjects, test an emergency #UBI for the duration of the #Covid_19 pandemic.
@mayoroflasvegas
Restore justice to our justice system:
End qualified immunity.
End civil asset forfeiture.
End the drug war.
End victimless crimes.
End overcriminalization.
End no-knock warrants.
End militarization of police.
End mandatory minimums.
End the death penalty.
No one should be above the law.
Today’s verdict sends that message, but it is not enough. We can’t stop here.
In order to deliver real change and reform, we can and we must do more to reduce the likelihood that tragedies like this ever occur.
🤔 Why give people money and not vouchers?
🏘️ Who knows best what they need? The people themselves.
🛑 A Universal Basic Income is not top down, it trusts individuals to make those choices, because they are the most informed to make them.
⚡️ It's decentralised.
❓ What is a universal basic income?
💰 Everyone is paid an amount of money that covers basic living expenses.
⤴️ We call it 'raising the floor', it makes sure everyone can afford a roof over their head and food on the table etc.
🕊️ It changes people's lives.
🗳️ Vote for it.
Universal - Everyone gets it
Basic - It provides enough for living costs
Income - It's paid in cash, not vouchers
We want it. You want it. And because its universal, we'd all get it.
Let's make it happen <3
Here are the victims of the Atlanta shootings and their stories:
Delaina Ashley Yaun, 33
Xiaojie Tan, 49
Daoyou Feng, 44
Paul Andre Michels, 54
Elcias R Hernandez-Ortiz, 30
Hyun Jung Grant, 51
Soon C Park, 74
Suncha Kim, 69
Yong A Yue, 63
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Yes, hi, I see all you folks willing to look away from the brutal slaughter of a US resident and Washington Post columnist because you like this president and thus it doesn’t bother you that Biden isn’t punishing the Saudi Royal Prince responsible. You’re wrong.
Rep. Dean Phillips: "I'm here tonight to say to my brothers & sisters in Congress & all around our country, I'm sorry. For I've never understood, really understood, what privilege really means. It took a violent mob of insurrectionists & lightning-bolt moment in this very room."
If we all had been receiving basic income since March of 2020, things would have gone much differently. More people could have afforded to stay home and not get others sick. Fewer people would have died. Fewer businesses would have closed. UBI can't wait.
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He didn’t end wars—not even one.
He escalated wars while bragging about no new wars.
He promised to bring home troops but then shuffled them around until the last weeks of his presidency.
He repeatedly vetoed legislation to rein in his aggressions.
Trump, the peace president.
For those who say raising the min wage would make prices skyrocket
McDonald's workers in Denmark get $22/hour, 6 weeks paid vacation, year paid maternity leave, pension + universal health care/sick leave
Denmark Big Macs cost 27 cents more than U.S. ones
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I moved to New York City 25 years ago. I came of age, fell in love, and became a father here. Seeing our City in so much pain breaks my heart.
Let’s fight for a future New York City that we can be proud of – together. Join us at https://t.co/TGnxwuBiHB