UBI Universal Basic Income — One Solution for Changing Times
Universal Basic Income could replace Social Security as we now know it. Wouldn’t UBI really be about social security? The idea of Social Security Income at age 60 or so is no longer enough because of stagnating wages and income inequality. Retirement
When we consider how Multi-National Corporations and the Super Rich have taken control of government, out-sourced jobs (used to be called “lay-offs”) and are currently automating many jobs with robots our lives and our incomes have drastically changed. Not for the better.
The Corporate-Government Complex no longer represents 99% of the former citizens — now called “consumers” of the United States of America its no wonder that extremism has flourished. Is it any surprise that we’re called consumers? As consumers — serfs — slaves we represent a small indispensable cog to the greed of capitalism. We can’t be citizens any longer because citizens have a say in government. Government representatives don’t work as our representatives any longer because they have been bought by left and right leaning corporate interests. Our democracy is gone now folks and we have an oligarchy.
UBI is both a small and a large step towards reclaiming our rights as citizens and represents a social net for everyone. UBI goes hand in hand with universal healthcare. Is this socialism? No, this is community democracy, or community members caring about one another socially and economically. It is a requirement for a civilized society, otherwise are we not serfs and /or slaves to the rich?
Eventually UBI might look like this:
1. Parents living together would get a higher rate of UBI with one or more children.
2. Single parents with one or more children would get a higher rate for one or more children (more than 2 parents living together)
3. Children entering Elementary School at age 6 would get UBI held in-trust until the age of 18.
4. Everyone ages 18 and older would receive the baseline of UBI until disability or death.
5. Universal Health Care would take of the medical costs.
