Really nice art style. Must of taken a long time.
I'm going to tell everyone about basic income in Canada... even though I live 5,000 miles away in England.
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adamanimates responds:
Many thanks. The message doesn't have to be country-specific. Check out the Green party in the UK. They have a basic income policy all costed out and ready to go.
Basic Income sounds nice all around.
If it was enacted in the United States (where I live), do you think it would work?
The United States is already in heavy debt (as the whole world knows) and i feel like the money would have to come from somewhere.
Taxing the rich would be difficult, they are already fucked up the U.S. economy, and they'd shoot down any law or program that would cost them any pocket change.
While middle class, people in their mid to late twenties (like me), have bachelor degrees working multiple retail jobs with high school kids and still having trouble paying bills and feeding themselves.
When I go on job interviews for full time work, even though I'm a graduate, they refuse to hire me because I lack work related experience.
I'd be thankful to hear your take or opinion on this.
Anyway,
The argument your trying to make is clear and concise and full of convincing facts and real-life situations.
This video is a good length without being too long.
The character designs are simple but are appropriate.
adamanimates responds:
It might surprise you to learn that the US came very close to passing a basic income in the 60s. Nixon was actually strongly in favor of eliminating poverty until he encountered political resistance within his administration.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/05/richard-nixon-ubi-basic-income-welfare
If that had passed, other countries would have followed and the world would be very different today.
So it's definitely viable and affordable. The question is entirely about politics.
Nice video. But I think it's still too early for such a thing.
adamanimates responds:
What's funny is that one of US Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine, was advocating for basic income in 1791.
Loved the animation, and the examples used were constructed well. I think the audio could have used some fine-tuning though as it sounded a little rough and quiet.
Well done video, but don't agree with the message. Giving people cash with no strings attached might work for a time, but if a person can survive without labor then a person will naturally gravitate towards.
adamanimates responds:
It may be counter-intuitive, especially since we've been told all our lives that people are naturally lazy and you shouldn't give out money for nothing. But the evidence actually points in the other direction. In the studies mentioned, people tended to use the basic income to further invest in their businesses or start new ones, thus increasing their incomes from work. In the study in Manitoba, Canada, the only people that cut back their working hours were new mothers and high school kids.