The problem with universal basic income is nobody wants to pay for it. It will involve taxing the super rich who resist paying taxes and have too much power and influence over governments and policy makers.
If people want it, we will have to take matters into our own hands, and put pressure on governments and organisations to tax the super rich and implement a universal basic income. Then it has to be a decent amount of money that people could live comfortably and securely on.
Simultaneously there needs to be training on how these new technological tools and A.I. could be used to create new jobs.
With the huge problem of the sixth mass extinction event and climate change, many new jobs could be created to build the infrastructure needed for a better world that is more in sync with nature and not causing a mass extinction event. Again because of the lack of political will and the greed and selfishness of the super rich we will have to take matters into our own hands and put pressure on governments and organizations to make these changes. Do it for the sake of our children.
Future generations will have a lot on their plate.
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Hi Richie,
I liked your post. It seems only fair to tax more the super rich in order to give everyone a fair and decent standard of living.
Gill
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I totally support universal basic income, UBI. It's a necessity.
Some very rich people have asked governments to tax them; they wrote a letter.
We need structural change in government and finance.