Michael Tubbs is an extraordinary person engaging in an extraordinary experiment. I was deeply stuck by his phrase, "Our dignity has to be attached to our personhood." This is the idea to carry...
Michael Tubbs is an extraordinary person engaging in an extraordinary experiment.
I was deeply stuck by his phrase, "Our dignity has to be attached to our personhood." This is the idea to carry with us - that we don't need to prove we are worthy to survive with dignity.
I haven't been paying serious attention to Andrew Yang's presidential campaign in the U.S. because his version of guaranteed basic income seems like a quixotic, theoretical, and fairly theatrical endeavor calculated to encourage experiments for an uncertain future.
Tubbs is engaging with unmet needs of the working poor now, with better targeting, the empathy of personal experience, and considerably less expense.
I'll be watching the outcomes with interest and enthusiasm.
You are right that Andrew Yang's campaign is theatrical. I think some theater is necessary in politics? After all, no presidential candidate's policies are going to get through Congress without...
You are right that Andrew Yang's campaign is theatrical. I think some theater is necessary in politics? After all, no presidential candidate's policies are going to get through Congress without being substantially changed. But they gotta say something other than "It doesn't matter what I promise, Congress makes the laws." So I read their policies giving them poetic license. Medicare-for-all: not going to happen, but wouldn't it be nice?
If nothing else, Andrew Yang's campaign introduces universal basic income to a nationwide audience, so that's enough for me to support him.
Somewhat more practically, he also funded a basic income for two people out of his own pocket as part of his campaign (one in Iowa and one in New Hampshire) which is a nice gesture. He also floated the idea on Twitter the idea of raising money to do more. (Apparently this is tricky legally because it would count as a campaign contribution.)
Anyway, getting back to the subject, it will be interesting to see what happens in Stockton with UBI after the pilot program is over and where Michael Tubbs ends up.
Total pedantry: He funded a temporary basic income for two people. The "U" in UBI is for Universal, and most of the benefit comes from the stability of lifetime payments.
Total pedantry: He funded a temporary basic income for two people. The "U" in UBI is for Universal, and most of the benefit comes from the stability of lifetime payments.
Yeah, I don't know how long it's for. Did you find anything about the time period? He could have bought them each an annuity. Edit: looks like he's just writing checks? "Now, every month, Jodie...
Yeah, I don't know how long it's for. Did you find anything about the time period? He could have bought them each an annuity.
Edit: looks like he's just writing checks? "Now, every month, Jodie Fassi takes a backdated check from Yang to the bank." Source
Michael Tubbs is an extraordinary person engaging in an extraordinary experiment.
I was deeply stuck by his phrase, "Our dignity has to be attached to our personhood." This is the idea to carry with us - that we don't need to prove we are worthy to survive with dignity.
I haven't been paying serious attention to Andrew Yang's presidential campaign in the U.S. because his version of guaranteed basic income seems like a quixotic, theoretical, and fairly theatrical endeavor calculated to encourage experiments for an uncertain future.
Tubbs is engaging with unmet needs of the working poor now, with better targeting, the empathy of personal experience, and considerably less expense.
I'll be watching the outcomes with interest and enthusiasm.
You are right that Andrew Yang's campaign is theatrical. I think some theater is necessary in politics? After all, no presidential candidate's policies are going to get through Congress without being substantially changed. But they gotta say something other than "It doesn't matter what I promise, Congress makes the laws." So I read their policies giving them poetic license. Medicare-for-all: not going to happen, but wouldn't it be nice?
If nothing else, Andrew Yang's campaign introduces universal basic income to a nationwide audience, so that's enough for me to support him.
Somewhat more practically, he also funded a basic income for two people out of his own pocket as part of his campaign (one in Iowa and one in New Hampshire) which is a nice gesture. He also floated the idea on Twitter the idea of raising money to do more. (Apparently this is tricky legally because it would count as a campaign contribution.)
Anyway, getting back to the subject, it will be interesting to see what happens in Stockton with UBI after the pilot program is over and where Michael Tubbs ends up.
Total pedantry: He funded a temporary basic income for two people. The "U" in UBI is for Universal, and most of the benefit comes from the stability of lifetime payments.
Yeah, I don't know how long it's for. Did you find anything about the time period? He could have bought them each an annuity.
Edit: looks like he's just writing checks? "Now, every month, Jodie Fassi takes a backdated check from Yang to the bank." Source