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The proposal by Saxony‑Anhalt's Minister‑President Sven Schulze (CDU) to impose a work obligation on recipients of the "citizen's benefit" has drawn skepticism... https://news.osna.fm/?p=33563 | #news #basicincome #challenges #costly #enforcing
@degrowthuk Now re-published by Resilience.org: https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-02-02/in-defence-of-a-basic-land-income/ Glad to see this original Galician contribution to Degrowth, making its way to international audiences. 😄
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@degrowthuk/115994724655370373
Thank Mark and the good people of Degrowth UK for taking this discussion into the international arena.
“Undoubtedly we’re going to have to think really carefully about how we soft-land those industries that go away, so some sort of universal basic income, some sort of lifelong mechanism as well so people can retrain.”
I would like to think if any good can come from this hustle it's that Basic Income is implemented, not for AI but just in general, liberating the public from the shackles of Late Stage Capitalism.
So that's why this will all be talk and no action.....our chains will remain. Even as civilisation collapses due to Climate Change, the general public will still be exploited. Are lives are only worth the coin we make for the Rich
I think they're starting to get it....
Unrestrained, unregulated #AI has the power to wipe out MASSIVE numbers of jobs: it should be taxed and #BasicIncome paid to avoid catastrophic societal upheaval.
#UBI
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New book (coming May 2026) _ Individuals First: The Citizen Dividends Plan to Achieve the Future We Want By Steven Shafarman
#UniversalBasicIncome #WealthEquality #UBI #SolidarityEconomics #SolidarityEconomy #money #guaranteedIncome #BasicIncome #Wealth #NonviolentAction #Revolution #PostCapitalism
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While the introduction of robotics at Amazon is still in an early phase, the technological transformation underway continues existing practices of work intensification, degradation, and displacement. https://portside.org/2026-01-12/amazons-robot-revolution #1u #BasicIncome
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