What Sharing Can Do
Posted on 13 March 2020
If we had a Universal Basic Income:
- It would now be supporting all those families who lost their homes and their jobs to the fires.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-02/government-concedes-bushfire-grants-taking-too-long/12018560
- People could afford to stay home if they have caught the coronavirus.
- If we are hit by a recession, people will have a safety net with which to pay rent/mortgage and keep paying their kids school fees, as well as just keeping food on the table until things are sorted out.
- We could quickly transition to green industries without a loss of livelihood between old and new jobs.
I’m all for a jobs guarantee and a Green New Deal, but it must be combined with genuine safety nets such as UBI.
Peace and kindness,
Katherine
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