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AI will destroy more jobs than it creates.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
AI will destroy more jobs than it creates.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
That’s why Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate and 'Godfather of AI' says a basic income may be necessary.
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
Bernie dropped a video saying AI will wipe out the working class
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Bernie dropped a video saying AI will wipe out the working class
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
Proposed a few reasonable solutions:
- robot tax
- 32-hr workweeks
- giving workers an equity stake
- worker representation on boards
UBI fits right in
BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line
This is pretty reasonable.
This is pretty reasonable.
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
BREAKING🍁: 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty recommends a basic income floor to ensure everyone reaches at least the poverty line
This is pretty reasonable.
This is pretty reasonable.
Might be a good time to start talking about UBI
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Might be a good time to start talking about UBI
A senior's plea for basic dignity and basic income
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A senior's plea for basic dignity and basic income
McGill alumnus Peter Howitt awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on innovation and growth.
Here’s Peter on the risks of AI replacing jobs:
Here’s Peter on the risks of AI replacing jobs:
October 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
McGill alumnus Peter Howitt awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics for work on innovation and growth.
Here’s Peter on the risks of AI replacing jobs:
Here’s Peter on the risks of AI replacing jobs:
Maybe listen to the Nobel Prize winner whose work made AI like ChatGPT possible… when he says UBI will be necessary?
October 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Maybe listen to the Nobel Prize winner whose work made AI like ChatGPT possible… when he says UBI will be necessary?
Canadian personal finance and TV legend, host of "Til Debt Do Us Part" chimed in
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October 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Canadian personal finance and TV legend, host of "Til Debt Do Us Part" chimed in
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Yes - because it works across Canada already
"there is clear, strong evidence to show that when people feel they have a secure income, they have the opportunity to get the education and employment that can better their lives and their families"
"there is clear, strong evidence to show that when people feel they have a secure income, they have the opportunity to get the education and employment that can better their lives and their families"
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Yes - because it works across Canada already
"there is clear, strong evidence to show that when people feel they have a secure income, they have the opportunity to get the education and employment that can better their lives and their families"
"there is clear, strong evidence to show that when people feel they have a secure income, they have the opportunity to get the education and employment that can better their lives and their families"
BREAKING: GiveDirectly and Coinbase partner in new Basic Income Pilot, providing low-income New Yorkers with $12,000 in USDC (stablecoin pegged to USD)
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
BREAKING: GiveDirectly and Coinbase partner in new Basic Income Pilot, providing low-income New Yorkers with $12,000 in USDC (stablecoin pegged to USD)
ICYMI: Canadians ranked Basic Income as top choice to address AI Job Loss (Abacus Poll)
AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.
AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.
September 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
ICYMI: Canadians ranked Basic Income as top choice to address AI Job Loss (Abacus Poll)
AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.
AI is coming for work. Canadians want security.
Private philanthropy and charities can only go so far
This Canadian tech entrepreneur is calling for a fairer tax system where the very wealthiest invest more to reduce inequality
This Canadian tech entrepreneur is calling for a fairer tax system where the very wealthiest invest more to reduce inequality
September 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Private philanthropy and charities can only go so far
This Canadian tech entrepreneur is calling for a fairer tax system where the very wealthiest invest more to reduce inequality
This Canadian tech entrepreneur is calling for a fairer tax system where the very wealthiest invest more to reduce inequality
Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
September 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ireland’s Basic Income pilot proves UBI works — and pays.
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
Every €1 invested returned €1.39 to society.
"The economic return on this investment in Ireland’s artists and creative arts workers is immediately having a positive impact for the sector and the economy overall."
BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss
September 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
BREAKING: New Sept 2025 Abacus Poll shows Canadians ranked Guaranteed Basic Income as the top choice to address AI job loss
BREAKING: National Newswatch promotes Basic Income to boost work, education, health, and housing, while cutting poverty
"Tax dollars would achieve what they are supposed to do: lift people out of poverty and help them live healthier, more productive lives."
Barbara Boraks, Coalition Canada
"Tax dollars would achieve what they are supposed to do: lift people out of poverty and help them live healthier, more productive lives."
Barbara Boraks, Coalition Canada
September 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
BREAKING: National Newswatch promotes Basic Income to boost work, education, health, and housing, while cutting poverty
"Tax dollars would achieve what they are supposed to do: lift people out of poverty and help them live healthier, more productive lives."
Barbara Boraks, Coalition Canada
"Tax dollars would achieve what they are supposed to do: lift people out of poverty and help them live healthier, more productive lives."
Barbara Boraks, Coalition Canada
This has pretty much been set to rest.
No basic income study has found a meaningful drop in work, beyond students and new parents (that's good).
In fact, it boosts employment and education by giving people freedom to think long-term and invest in their careers.
No basic income study has found a meaningful drop in work, beyond students and new parents (that's good).
In fact, it boosts employment and education by giving people freedom to think long-term and invest in their careers.
September 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This has pretty much been set to rest.
No basic income study has found a meaningful drop in work, beyond students and new parents (that's good).
In fact, it boosts employment and education by giving people freedom to think long-term and invest in their careers.
No basic income study has found a meaningful drop in work, beyond students and new parents (that's good).
In fact, it boosts employment and education by giving people freedom to think long-term and invest in their careers.
Basic income addresses the root causes of crime.
It reduces violence and drug/alcohol use.
It reduces violence and drug/alcohol use.
September 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Basic income addresses the root causes of crime.
It reduces violence and drug/alcohol use.
It reduces violence and drug/alcohol use.
Canadian company lays off 40% of staff for AI
September 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Canadian company lays off 40% of staff for AI
The data is clear: while cash reduces poverty right away, many of the strongest benefits only appear decades later—higher lifetime earnings, better education, healthier children.
September 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The data is clear: while cash reduces poverty right away, many of the strongest benefits only appear decades later—higher lifetime earnings, better education, healthier children.
New House of Commons petition for Basic Income in PEI. This will inform the rest of the country.
Help us get to 500 signatures?
Link below
Help us get to 500 signatures?
Link below
September 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New House of Commons petition for Basic Income in PEI. This will inform the rest of the country.
Help us get to 500 signatures?
Link below
Help us get to 500 signatures?
Link below
"But cash is not magic, and these second- and third-order effects take time to show up in the data."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
September 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"But cash is not magic, and these second- and third-order effects take time to show up in the data."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Really solid piece from @annielowrey.bsky.social, adding crucial context on the latest basic income studies.
September 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Really solid piece from @annielowrey.bsky.social, adding crucial context on the latest basic income studies.
Rogers used 1000+ call center agents to secretly train an AI that eventually would take their jobs
they all got laid off
anyone who sees this and still questions UBI isn't seeing the big picture
they all got laid off
anyone who sees this and still questions UBI isn't seeing the big picture
September 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Rogers used 1000+ call center agents to secretly train an AI that eventually would take their jobs
they all got laid off
anyone who sees this and still questions UBI isn't seeing the big picture
they all got laid off
anyone who sees this and still questions UBI isn't seeing the big picture