Livable4all
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A practical shift to a livable-for-all economy is possible. Book: Economic Offramp-How a Guaranteed Livable Income Can Get Us Off the Road to Destruction and Onto a Livable Future (via 3pennypublishing.com - free ebooks available) West Coast Canada
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Livable4all
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· Oct 31
A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
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“It was deathly silent. The only animals that looked happy were the sea cucumbers. They are the detritus-eaters.”
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“It was deathly silent. The only animals that looked happy were the sea cucumbers. They are the detritus-eaters.”
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Humans, shifting to a plant-based diet is one of the most impactful lifestyle changes you can make to act on climate & species extinctions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Post-capitialism depends
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Post-capitialism depends
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
on its ability to hitch itself onto the natural desire
of people not to feel desperate while defining pessimism
as a socially harmful personal deficiency.
How Will Capitalism End?
by Wolfgang Streeck, 2017, Verso Books
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And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
For the first time we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves. This is a time of great danger, but our species is young and curious and brave and shows much promise.
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
July 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
And it would be very easy if we did:
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
#BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
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It’s time to evolve.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s time to evolve.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
If we had #BasicIncome and #3DayWorkWeek that would reduce our pollutions by 40% and traffic by 50% if half of us work first 3 days and the other half the next 3 days of the week, all of us would have 4 day weekend every week and #ClimateCrisis wouldn’t exist.
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A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
November 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A Guaranteed Livable Income is the fastest and least disruptive way we can shift from a catastrophic, growth-obsessed #economy to a livable future. #guaranteedlivableincome #basicincome #UBI #GLI #livable #livable4all #environment #degrowth #consumption #economicofframp
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
November 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
Book Review: How Will Capitalism End by Wolfgang Streeck
How Will Capitalism End: Essays on a Failing System by Wolfgang Streek is a riveting, disheartening and infuriating collection, written by an eminent academic who comes at economics via sociology, e...
pumpjackpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Motivating non-owners to work hard in the interest of the owners - requires artful devices - sticks and carrots of the most diverse sorts … that have to be continuously reinvented…" Wolfgang Streeck,
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
How Will Capitalism End? 2017, Verso Books pumpjackpress.com/book-reviews...
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📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
📢 Bill S206 has been referred to the Senate Committee on National Finance for study. Check out our latest news release here.
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
#GLBI #BillS206 #SenCa #CdnPoli #PovertyReduction
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Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Basic Income Explained: Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) vs. Universal Basic Income (UBI)
We already have basic income models that work: guaranteed basic income to lower poverty and UBI dividends from common resources. We explain the differences and how they work together to provide econom...
www.ubiworks.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Many types of basic income already work today successfully.
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
Alaska's UBI dividend is being called on as a model for Alberta and US sovereign wealth funds.
A guaranteed income floor is just a negative income tax that would save taxpayers money.
www.ubiworks.ca/gbi-vs-ubi
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Canada sounding pretty good right about now 🇨🇦
BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Canada sounding pretty good right about now 🇨🇦
"Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation."
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into. By Karl Widerquist. The MIT Press Reader, Nov 10, 2025
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Instead of trying to assuage critics’ fears, the pro-UBI movement needs to challenge the narrative in which any refusal to accept employment is a “bad” experimental observation."
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The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into. By Karl Widerquist. The MIT Press Reader, Nov 10, 2025
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into
To win the argument for universal basic income, advocates must confront the myth that less work means less worth.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Fatal Trap UBI Boosters Keep Falling Into. By Karl Widerquist. The MIT Press Reader, Nov 10, 2025
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I'm speaking at this event at Tulane University tonight: "Freedom in Motion," 6-8PM, 102 Jones Hall, 6801 Freret Street, New Orleans. Topics:
6:00: Opening
6:15: Immigration
6:45: AI
7:15: Basic Income (Otto Letho, Natalie Rupp, Scott Santens, & me)
6:00: Opening
6:15: Immigration
6:45: AI
7:15: Basic Income (Otto Letho, Natalie Rupp, Scott Santens, & me)
FREEDOM IN MOTION | The Tulane Journal
www.thetulanejournal.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm speaking at this event at Tulane University tonight: "Freedom in Motion," 6-8PM, 102 Jones Hall, 6801 Freret Street, New Orleans. Topics:
6:00: Opening
6:15: Immigration
6:45: AI
7:15: Basic Income (Otto Letho, Natalie Rupp, Scott Santens, & me)
6:00: Opening
6:15: Immigration
6:45: AI
7:15: Basic Income (Otto Letho, Natalie Rupp, Scott Santens, & me)
Most books about basic income / Guaranteed Livable Income are written by academics. This one is not, and it is free on Apple Books and Leanpub.
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Most books about basic income / Guaranteed Livable Income are written by academics. This one is not, and it is free on Apple Books and Leanpub.
"There’s no way toward a sustainable future without tackling environmentalism’s old stumbling blocks: consumption and jobs. And the way to do that is through a universal basic income." Alyssa Battistoni. Jacobin Magazine, 2014
November 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"There’s no way toward a sustainable future without tackling environmentalism’s old stumbling blocks: consumption and jobs. And the way to do that is through a universal basic income." Alyssa Battistoni. Jacobin Magazine, 2014
Guaranteed Livable Income is the offramp to a livable future.
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Guaranteed Livable Income is the offramp to a livable future.
Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness, 1932
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness, 1932
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American farmers have faced months of uncertainty after China stopped buying soybeans in retaliation for White House tariffs. With high costs and low prices for their crops, many fear they could be the generation to lose the family farm. Cecilia Vega reports, Sunday.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
American farmers have faced months of uncertainty after China stopped buying soybeans in retaliation for White House tariffs. With high costs and low prices for their crops, many fear they could be the generation to lose the family farm. Cecilia Vega reports, Sunday.
Economic Offramp ebook is still free on Apple Books and sliding scale (0-whatever) on Leanpub. Go to 3PennyPublishing.com and follow the links.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Economic Offramp ebook is still free on Apple Books and sliding scale (0-whatever) on Leanpub. Go to 3PennyPublishing.com and follow the links.
Still free at Apple Books and sliding scale at Leanpub 3pennypublishing.com/economic-off...
Economic Offramp Book
About the Economic Offramp book: There are a seemingly endless number of books, articles, and documentaries addressing the array of challenges confronting humanity and our ecosystem. This book shows h...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Still free at Apple Books and sliding scale at Leanpub 3pennypublishing.com/economic-off...
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Actually during Covid I became a Canadian permanent resident and within three years of that socialized medicine saved my life because I had access to cancer screening and early surgical intervention that didn’t drive our family into bankruptcy so go fuck yourself you odious loathsome ghoul
“I think most people are going to say, OK, I had a great deal during COVID,” said Club For Growth President David McIntosh. “But now it’s back to business as usual, and I should be paying for health care.”
Republicans Face Voter Anger Over Rising Health Care Premiums
Notices of rising health insurance premiums are landing in voters' mailboxes and sending some to Republican town halls to vent their frustration.
buff.ly
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Actually during Covid I became a Canadian permanent resident and within three years of that socialized medicine saved my life because I had access to cancer screening and early surgical intervention that didn’t drive our family into bankruptcy so go fuck yourself you odious loathsome ghoul
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As SNAP benefits lapse, thousands show up to Southern California food banks
As SNAP benefits lapse, thousands show up to Southern California food banks
Los Angeles food banks scurry to fill the gap as Angelenos' SNAP benefits are interrupted by the federal government shutdown.
www.latimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
As SNAP benefits lapse, thousands show up to Southern California food banks