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Eduardo Porter is Still Wrong About UBI and AI: A Response to The Guardian
Universal Basic Income Isn’t a Job Replacement Plan—It’s an AI Dividend and Stable Income Floor That Protects Work, Wages, and Democracy Eduardo Porter’s new Guardian piece is built around a familiar move: treat universal basic income as a single, maximalist policy meant to replace paychecks, then
Elon Musk is Wrong About Basic Income and Crime: Here is the Pile of Evidence He Ignored
Why Elon Musk is wrong about the Finland experiment, and why we must stop ignoring the massive body of evidence that proves poverty is a policy choice that drives crime There is a Zombie Lie circulating on social media right now, and unfortunately, the richest man in the world just
The Marshall Islands Just Quietly Implemented the First National Universal Basic Income (UBI)
READ ON MY SUBSTACK The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) just did something most governments still insist is impossible. They passed and funded a nationwide, legally established, permanent universal basic income, and almost no one outside the Pacific and a few crypto news sites is talking about it yet.
Irish Government Proposes Basic Income For Artists
Irish government plans to implement permanent basic income program of €325 ($361) a week for 2,000 professionals in the creative sector; an expert backs the initiative The following is the English translation of an article I was interviewed for, written by Eduardo Lemos Marti for UBC (União Brasileira de
It's Time to Walk the Walk for Universal Basic Income (UBI)
This post is not meant to change anyone's mind about the need for Universal Basic Income. If you don't support it, I'm not here today to convince you otherwise. This post is meant for all those who already know they, and everybody else, absolutely
The Reports of UBI’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The Mountain of Positive Results vs. Some Pandemic-Era Null Results
Originally published on my Substack on September 13. Reposted here to place this Universal Basic Income evidence review in my site’s searchable archive and internal link network—improving discoverability for “UBI evidence,” “cash transfers,” “saturation site pilots,” and "null results.” See also these two studies as two brand
Andrew Yang Has Begun Paying People to Use Their Phones Less
Introducing Noble Mobile and Its Monthly Data Dividend For those who have followed my work for years, you already know that I've considered Andrew Yang a friend since before he ever launched his presidential campaign back in 2017. He ran in the Democratic primary with universal basic income
The New York Times Missed the Real Story on UBI and Kids
Baby’s First Years, long-run basic income evidence, and why unconditional cash still beats status-quo poverty metrics The latest round of discourse about basic income was triggered by a New York Times piece claiming that a recent study showed monthly cash to poor families did nothing for child development. The
What the Media Isn’t Telling You: Why Universal Basic Income Is the Answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality
A Newsweek reporter recently asked me — with a sense of urgency mind you — to provide expert answers on UBI for a story. I answered all their questions in detail by deadline. They never replied. Since then, they’ve published multiple UBI pieces without using a single word. I’m publishing
17 Key Variables That Determine UBI’s Inflationary Impact
Will universal basic income cause inflation? Will the prices of everything rise? I get asked that all the time. Here's the deal about UBI and inflation: it all depends. Can UBI be inflationary? Sure, if we do it in a certain way in a certain context, but no,
