chandra-nalaar:

what people don’t realize about basic universal income is that once people aren’t struggling just to pay rent and buy food, they’re free to better themselves and society, they’re free to do what they want to do and be happy, and if that means nothing to you, they’re free to get an education and work in science and medicine or things they wouldn’t have been able to do before. they’re free to do things that will help YOU, if you’re wondering “well how is this going to help ME?”

like, the woman who is struggling to buy food for her kids now could be the woman who builds a space ship to mars, or finds the cure for deadly diseases, or becomes the president who turns the us economy around, there are so many brilliant, talented people in america who could be doing so much but they can’t because they’re struggling just to make ends meet.

basic universal income isn’t about people being lazy, its about society capping it’s own progress and potential, also, if we have the means to meet people’s basic needs, which we do, literally why would we not do that? but as usual no one cares about anything but “how could this help me, personally?”. great news. it helps everyone.