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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"People won't work if you give cash." The evidence keeps piling up: guaranteed income increases employment and improves job quality. In CA pilots, full‑time jobs rose up to 2x vs control; higher‑quality jobs 3x.

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 29/09/2026

"The benefits of economic stability are invaluable, and guaranteed income is one of the few ways in which that can help to ensure equitable outcomes for marginalized folx who often lack the safety nets of generational wealth largely from stolen Indigenous land and enslaved Black labour." 👀

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Robust Guaranteed Income Programs for All Would Also Be Suicide Prevention

The author continues her journey as a Disability Justice practitioner, desperately attempting to survive the costs of Access Intimacy Abuse at the hands of Makai Livingstone, the founder of Embodied S...

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

UBI has been proven to reduce food and housing insecurity, while supporting work. "At the same time, we need to be careful that we don't forget that we need to address the root causes of household food insecurity. It's an income problem that requires income solutions."

Global News reports food insecurity is worsening as advocates call for direct cash support and basic income.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Canadian journalist Max Fawcett on UBI: "There's all sorts of data that suggests basic income would actually stimulate economic growth… improves health outcomes. And Lord knows improving health outcomes would save taxpayers and the government a lot of money."

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Basic Income BC @basicincomebc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are living in a world that is changing faster than any of us could have anticipated. Jobs are at risk, income is at risk, and the way the world moves may never be the same. The time for Basic Income is yesterday. The second best time is now. basicincome.org/news/2026/06...

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AI is speeding up the deadline for basic income | BIEN — Basic Income Earth Network

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧠 Did you know? 40 years of BIEN, 1 big question: what would it actually take to give everyone a basic income? Starting next week, we're breaking down the questions we get asked most: what it is, who it's for, how it's funded, and what it means for social policy. Stay tuned!

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Ireland's artist basic income returned €1.39 for every €1 spent. They made it permanent. South Korea just announced plans to follow. Now Scotland too.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"But it worked. It can work again. All it needs is the political will, and our own humanity and compassion." The BIG pilot results: - Child malnutrition down to 10% - School attendance 92%, dropouts gone - Crime down 42% - New businesses: bakeries, chicken-keeping, dressmaking

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Tom Pogson @basicbc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Ok, here we go. Provincially: Make both basic income and disability rates an voting issue. The BC Greens are the ones to have consistently stood for basic income. The NDP came up with an intentionally bias "report" on agreement to look at it for the Greens only to intentionally swat it aside.

"We’re looking into the possibility of a living wage or universal basic income, because this is particularly relevant with the rise of AI potentially wiping out massive amounts of white-collar jobs in unexpected ways.”

“This is something that has been pursued in Ireland and Scotland and has been incredibly successful in contributing to their arts, culture, and overall national productivity.”

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Green Party of BC

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New Dallas Fed research: AI is starting to cut job openings. It's not always about who gets fired, but who never gets hired in the first place.

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Basic Income BC @basicincomebc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

To survive you have to "contribute" to them. Meanwhile they don't really have to do anything ever again. Tip the balance.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RBC: over half of Canadian parents are subsidizing their adult kids' rent and groceries. Not because young people won't work. Because full-time wages don't cover full-time costs anymore. A country can't run on "hope your parents have money."

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Torontonians are also selling blood plasma to make ends meet. People are desperate. The extra income boosted the local economy, cut crime, and replaced predatory payday loans. UBI has the same proven benefits without needing to sell your body. It's obvious what we need to do.

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Basic Income BC @basicincomebc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

From Basic Income Nova Scotia on FB: Thank you to MLA Suzy Hansen for presenting our hand-signed petition in the NS Legislature yesterday. The petition stated: WHEREAS • Many people are struggling financially in Nova Scotia and throughout Canada...

Image of MLA Susan Hansen

Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Presenting and Reading Petitions

Closed caption reading: Nova Scotia, Coalition Canada, revenu de base and the

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Farmers have been asking Ottawa for basic income for a while. Now PEI oyster farmers show us why: disease has wiped out their crops, debt is mounting, and independent growers fear losing their farms to big corporations, right as Canada's food security hits a critical low.

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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income @mayorsforagi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welcome to Legislators for a Guaranteed Income, Maine State Representative Laurie Osher! You join hundreds of other local and state leaders advocating for a more stable economic future for all.

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Basic Income for Artists campaign pilot in Ireland found that participants spent 11 more hours a week on creative practice, giving artists more freedom to create, improving well-being, and making the arts more accessible to working-class people. zurl.co/O8TzG

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 14/09/2026

And thus true individual freedom cannot exist without unconditional basic income and universal healthcare.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Former Victoria MP and City Councillor, Laurel Collins giving UBI a shoutout during session on OAS (basic income for seniors).

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Boseong’s rural basic income is already boosting local economies. Within just 12 days of the first payment, the money flowed to supermarkets, restaurants, fuel providers, pharmacies and other businesses, strengthening household security and local economies.zurl.co/7yPkj

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

nobody complains about stock dividends discouraging work

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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income @mayorsforagi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Full-time work among cash pilot participants increased substantially in nearly 60 percent of programs with relevant findings, and those benefits often persisted after the pilots ended."

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Former Conservative Senator Hugh Segal championed basic income because he believed it would benefit workers, strengthen markets, and expand economic freedom for Canadians.

Hugh Segal quote saying basic income boosts income security and creates customers who drive economic activity

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Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Today, on Labour Day, we honour generations of workers who have fought for greater fairness, dignity, and equality in the workplace. 1/4

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Basic Income BC @basicincomebc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

From Lanark Basic Income Network on FB:

Myth: Only unemployed people benefit from basic income.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Dignity for people. Stability for families. Stronger demand for the economy. Gail Vaz-Oxlade gets it.

Gail Vaz-Oxlade quote supporting basic income for dignity and economic benefit, with portrait pointing at viewer

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

She asked it as a rhetorical question, because she knows the answer is yes.

Amanda Lang discusses whether expanding the middle class and reducing poverty can grow the overall economy.

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Basic income isn't a handout. It's a head start. 🗨 Arlene Dickinson

Arlene Dickinson quote questioning subsidies to industry vs helping families, calling for income support and real hope

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 29/08/2026

I finally got around to watching this video by @barryseconomics.bsky.social about UBI and it's superb. It feels like a video informed by multiple articles I've written, especially my rats in cages one. I'd go so far as to say it's among the best UBI videos ever made. A++. Watch and share widely.

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Why The Rich Think The Poor Are Lazy

YouTube video by Barry's Economics

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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income @mayorsforagi.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Foundation for Black Women's Wellness ran a guaranteed income for mothers in Madison, Wisconsin: "...it’s created a trajectory for families with young children—something that can move them an inch or two away from that line of crisis and closer to a comfortable life" bit.ly/4xp6XOJ

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Opinion | What if we weren’t always in a state of survival?

Natalie Eilbert: The affordability crisis has forced us to make impossible decisions for our families. Why do we reject innovations?

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CEO of Inclusion Canada calls for basic income for disabled people to match basic income for seniors. Basic income already works for some -- let's build on it for all. Published in The Winnipeg Sun (which leans conservative).

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Mayors for a Guaranteed Income @mayorsforagi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's never been more apparent that poverty is a policy choice. And the current federal administration keeps making that choice: "Millions are living with the consequences of policy choices that have driven up inflation, driven down wages, and reduced funding for programs that meet basic needs."

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2025 Poverty and Income Numbers Will Show How Affordability Crisis and H.R.1 Changes Drive Inequality | CLASP

The Census reports will be much more than a look-back at the state of the country in 2025. Sadly, they will be a preview of the harm ahead for our communities.

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Basic Income BC @basicincomebc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The federal government is conducting its official 2026 Pre-Budget Consultation, asking Canadians what should be prioritized in the next federal budget. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

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2026 Pre-Budget Consultations - Canada.ca

2026 Pre-Budget Consultations

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chelsea wilkinson @iamhellsea.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This will be my 5th BIG Conference and every year it gives me hope and fuels my passion for basic income 🔥

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 14/08/2026

91 years ago today, FDR signed the Social Security Act into law. It marked a shift in how Americans saw economic security. For the first time in US history, the federal government created comprehensive social insurance so that aging or losing a breadwinner wouldn’t mean fending for yourself. �

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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 22/08/2026

'Competitive wage' is really just code for survival money. Basic income means you can finally stand up and say no.

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As the BIEN World Congress takes place in Toronto, this CBC article looks at why advocates, researchers and former participants are gathering to discuss what basic income could mean for Canada and how lessons from past pilots can inform the future. zurl.co/3ZMPz

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Packed house for our Pre-Basic @basicincomeearth.bsky.social in Toronto. With Senator @kpateonthehill.bsky.social l, Dr. Guy Standing, @scottsantens.com , UBI Works' @floydmarinescu.bsky.social and @kenjaminyang.bsky.social , and Electric Mind CEO Chris Ford. The global movement is in Toronto!

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Tom Pogson @basicbc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

From Basic Income Nova Scotia on FB: 🧵 (1/8)

On July 30 2026, Carol Stalker, Member of Coalition Canada Basic Income-revenu de base and Basic Income Waterloo Region published an excellent Op-Ed in the Waterloo Region Record entitled BASIC INCOME PROJECT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. In it she explains why the federal government should implement the PEI Project.
Read the op-ed here:
Readers may be aware of the opportunities Canada lost when provincial basic income pilot projects were cancelled before their results could be fully understood. Today, the federal government has a chance to correct that failure by supporting a new demonstration project in Prince Edward Island. The need for action is urgent.

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Basic Income Earth Network @basicincomeearth.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

From the 1970s Mincome experiment to Ontario's Basic Income Pilot, Canada has already tested what income security can mean in people's lives. Canada's basic income story takes centre stage as the BIEN Congress 2026 comes to Toronto from Aug 19–22 zurl.co/aEBpX

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

love seeing influencers boosting UBI

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

❌ Myth: Guaranteed income creates a disincentive to work ✅ Reality: Guaranteed income actually helps people find suitable and sustainable work that leads to more stable employment:

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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Canada's top docs prescribe UBI

Dr. Andrew Boozary portrait with quote saying he would prescribe basic income today if he could

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Tom Pogson @basicbc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I never met Marie but I remember this and other pictures from Basic Income Week activities and I know how much work has been done, such consistent and tireless work for just years, decades really, to make a basic income happen in PEI. Thank you and rest well Marie. 🙏

Extraordinary and beloved, Marie Burge is at peace. She leaves an indomitable legacy of social justice work and activism in this province. Marie was a force, and she was unfailingly kind and loving and steadfast in her belief in the power of the people. Her death leaves a huge hole in the lives of many and in our Island culture. While we grieve, we also try to follow her example of a life lived fully with passion and compassion. Marie Burge - Presente!

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 13/08/2026

"There's one group that's drastically lonelier than everyone else. The people who aren't getting their share of social connection in America are those who aren’t getting their share of a lot: POOR PEOPLE. Those who struggle to afford essentials are more likely to struggle with feelings of isolation"

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There Is No Male Loneliness Crisis. What’s Actually Happening Is So Much Darker.

The data tells a different story.

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