Your friendly reminder:
Our monthly #UBI4ME community event will take place TODAY at 16:00 UTC - that is only 5 hours from now.

Join us and become a #UBI supporter yourself.

https://ubi4me.org/events/

Go Newark, NJ!

[Mayor] "Baraka’s report shows programs aren’t about job security but about giving people room to improve. Recipient Jennymarie Idrobo [...] says the funds helped her replace her boiler and pay down some student debt."

The rich already have a #GuaranteedIncome from inherited #wealth. They don't worry about their boiler or student debt.

So why not expand #UBI to all of us?

https://www.blackenterprise.com/newark-praises-mayor-ras-barakas-guaranteed-income-program/

Currently, many countries don't have enough money because corporations don't pay (enough) taxes. This article shows how this one fact directly leads to politicians voting against #UniversalBasicIncome - because it doesn't benefit them!

Let's change this and #TaxCorporations and #TaxTheRich so that we all can thrive.

https://theindependent.sg/jb-businesses-will-be-happy-singaporeans-debate-pros-and-cons-of-universal-basic-income/

It's #Monday again and the perfect day to imagine never having to stay in a toxic job just for the paycheck. Imagine being able to walk away from a terrible boss or minimum wage.

That’s what #UBI offers—real freedom.

The freedom to work on your terms, not out of fear. The freedom to live, not just survive. You deserve that.

#AI is swiftly replacing entry level jobs, warehouse and factory workers. Soon, there won't be many #jobs left for #humans to do.

How will you feed yourself? How will you house yourself? How will you live?

Keep calling your representatives, keep voting for #UBI #policy and keep spreading the word because the last word is not spoken yet.

You have the #power to bring about #change

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ai-czar-david-sacks-universal-basic-income-ai-jobs-2025-6

In the race of becoming the first country actually implementing #UniversalBasicIncome there's a new front runner

South Korea has just elected Lee Jae-myung as president. He ran on a platform of #UBI in 2022 and narrowly missed out on the top job.

"Lee implemented various basic income programs for residents during his time as mayor and governor."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Jae-myung

What an interesting article by StreetSenseMedia: @streetsensedc

"The plan is to enforce government acquisition or taxation of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Then, levy a high-tier “social impact tax” on TikTok’s ad revenue, amounting to 50%–75%, and redirect proceeds into a Universal Income Fund (UIF)."

What do you think?

https://streetsensemedia.org/article/tiktok-universal-income-basic-income-plan/

"Susan Campbell (opinion): Is Connecticut ready for Universal Basic Income?"

"Connecticut needs this. The current presidential administration wants to make deep cuts to Medicaid, cut SNAP as it’s never been cut before, and grant rich people unneeded tax cuts. While the world burns around us, maybe we can provide for residents a modicum of stability. This is the time, and Connecticut is the place."

https://www.ctinsider.com/opinion/article/universal-basic-income-ct-20334831.php

Another win-win and progressive way of making sure that nobody is left behind:

"Albuquerque [New Mexico, USA] is now funding a #BasicIncome project with its tax on recreational cannabis."

"Through these and many other measures, along with the basic income assistance, our community will reap long-term public health #benefits reductions in addiction rates, and taxpayer savings".

https://www.businessinsider.com/albuquerque-new-mexico-basic-income-marijuana-tax-2025-5

More and more entrepreneurs are realising that without labour there is no money and no customers...

"Universal basic income is the notion that a government should guarantee every citizen a yearly sum of money, no strings attached. The thinking is that such a program would relieve economic stress as automation technology severely reduces the demand for labor."

https://mashable.com/article/ebay-founder-universal-basic-income

Wealth isn’t created alone. Every billionaire benefits from workers, roads, schools, and society itself.

#UBI simply ensures that the value we all help create is shared fairly. Because fairness isn’t trickle-down—it’s lifting everyone up.

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/01/09/trends-in-income-and-wealth-inequality/

Great news on #UniversalBasicIncome from Connecticut, USA:

"Rep. Susan Johnson, offered her strong support of the bill as a way to improve the lives of women and children in the state, saying their condition has deteriorated in Connecticut and many have been forced into homelessness because of poor policy."

"The bill passed the House on a 110-37 vote"

https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/05/15/house-oks-regulation-of-social-media-targeting-study-of-universal-basic-income/

What if financial stability wasn’t a privilege, but a right?

Right now, some people have wealth just for being born into the right circumstances. #UniversalBasicIncome says everyone deserves security, not just the lucky few. And that’s #fairness

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/wealth-inequality-oxfam-billionaires-elon-musk/

Mayors for a #GuaranteedIncome is a fantastic organisation working towards a better future for #everyone

Is your mayor part of the network?

If not, why not?

https://www.mayorsforagi.org/

Psychology Today has a fantastic article on the AI revolution replacing human labour with machines. It also offers a few tips on how to deal with the upcoming change.

"#UBI doesn’t just reduce #poverty—it rebuilds #inclusion
It gives people space to breathe, care for others, learn, and rethink what they want from life—not just what they have to do to survive (Wijngaarde et al., 2021)."

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/trauma-growth-and-the-search-for-meaning/202505/ai-is-replacing-our-jobs-but-what-if-its-also

Ann Arbor's 2 year #UBI project does help those who receive the #GuaranteedIncome including those who want to start their own business like Marie Codrington who wants to start her own food truck

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/12/guaranteed-income-helping-ann-arbor-cook-chase-dream-of-starting-food-truck.html

Ann Arbor runs a 2 year #UniversalBasicIncome project but not everyone receives the #UBI

"...most apartments in the city cost over $1,000 per month.

She receives $947 per month in Social Security, but that’s not enough to afford a place, she said, saying she has tried working different jobs to earn more, but each dollar earned was a dollar taken out of her Social Security benefits."

How can this situation be allowed to continue?

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/05/young-mother-in-guaranteed-income-program-im-struggling-living-in-ann-arbor.html

"It's more than a check, it's the #freedom #everyone deserves."

https://economicsecurityproject.org/work/guaranteed-income/

Everyone is an artist

Happy Friday everyone and remember, you are an artist too

Whether you express your creativity with a drawing board, pen & paper, in the kitchen, reading a bedtime story to your children, in the garden or in the garage - you are an artist and deserve #UniversalBasicIncome With No Strings Attached

https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2025/05/09/universal-basic-income-artists

Quick reminder:
In 2 hours from now, at 16:00 UTC, we'll meet again for our monthly #UBI4ME community event.

Click on this link to join:
https://meet.jit.si/UBI4ME_Community_Event_May_2025