Scott Santens
Writer and advocate of basic income for all; Citizen of Earth and New Orleans; Bachelor of Science in Psychology; Moderator of the /r/BasicIncome community on Reddit; Founder of the BIG Patreon Creator Pledge. —
Wouldn't a basic income just be stealing from those who earned their money?
Basic income as compensation for property rights
This kind of question is built on the assumption that all money earned is earned fairly and justly, and all money taxed is both unfair and unjust.
Here's the thing, that idea of private property we take for granted as the foundation of just about everything? Perhaps we shouldn't just take it for granted. Now, by not taking it . . .
Yes, It Really is Different This Time
And Humans Already Need Not Apply
A conversation of increasing frequency, especially post-CGP Grey's excellent "Humans Need Not Apply":
Bill: We've been hearing about this technological unemployment crap for a long time. Every time someone has said, "It's different this time, " they've been wrong.
Ted: It's different . . .
Basic Income is Impossible
And so were all of these other ideas
"That's impossible."
No, I'm not quoting Luke Skywalker (although we certainly know he was wrong). I'm quoting a lot of people whose responses to the idea of basic income I've read since late 2013 when I subscribed to /r/BasicIncome on Reddit and started heavily studying it.
I don't only see . . .
What Can We Do to Grow the Basic Income Movement in 2015?
Make your voice heard
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I feel I've already somewhat answered this question in a recent blog post, so here again is that blog post:
5 Steps to Becoming a BIG Contributor
I firmly believe that in 2015 we need to focus on organizing local meetings. We have got to take this first step. This will be the first thing I do in 2015 and I . . .
Artist Brian Eno just learned about basic income and loves the idea
Here's a transcript of the recorded interview
Here's the podcast where he is interviewed by Georgina Godwin for a special edition of The Briefing. He starts talking about basic income at around 18m30s into it.
Transcript by me:
I'm always concerned about, more than anything else, the waste of human potential. That's the thing that upsets me. The waste . . .
The Science Behind A Christmas Carol
How Charles Dickens knew what we're only learning now
First published in 1843, A Christmas Carol is a timeless story that we have cherished ever since, especially during the holidays. The tale by Charles Dickens has been adapted and re-adapted, modified and satired, with such frequency that we may not even recognize it in all its forms.
So why is it so timeless? Why has it had such a . . .
Will Replacing Current Benefits With Cash Tomorrow Leave Today's Recipients Better or Worse Off?
The effects of basic income on a single parent of two
Here's an article I wrote that looks at our current welfare system.
In that article is the following image from this presentation:
This image depicts a single parent with two children living in Pennsylvania. Basic income should replace her cash, food, housing, and energy benefits, and not her childcare, . . .
