We already have universal basic income:
$7.25 for one hour labor
If you aren't worth that then why and I being taxed in order to keep you alive?
Basic Income was almost implemented in the US in 1970, and pressure is growing for it again.
This is the UBI model referenced in the video: http://medium.com/economicsecproj/how-to-reform-welfare-and-taxes-to-provide-every-american-citizen-with-a-basic-income-bc67d3f4c2b8
How the $900 billion transfer amount is calculated: http://huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-cost-of-universal-basic-income-is-the-net-transfer_us_5963d0c7e4b0deab7c646ace
More on Nixon's Basic Income plan: http://thecorrespondent.com/4503/the-bizarre-tale-of-president-nixon-and-his-basic-income-bill/173117835-c34d6145
This is an updated version of my Canadian UBI video, expanded with US-specific info.
The animation is foam cutouts shot in stop-motion over a green background, and then put together in After Effects.
The music is "Chrome and Wax" by Blue Dot Sessions, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
We already have universal basic income:
$7.25 for one hour labor
If you aren't worth that then why and I being taxed in order to keep you alive?
animation was cute! I had only really heard of UBI from people like yang, but didnt know much about it. Wild to think even nixon was on board with it!
agree. but it needs to be implemented with brutal force. most humans are not really good with logic and reasoning. many only "understand" the language of strong fist, or the language of demagogy and populism. so it's wrong to try to be just reasonable in this question, it requires power.
Ok forget what I said on the Canadian version. You explained your points much better and I completely agree with you.
For sure, there are lots of different proposals about how Basic Income would work. I'm an advocate for all of the public services in addition to a monthly guaranteed payment.
Score based on only animation: it was good, though nothing stood out.
Welfare already exists, and it causes its own kind of damage, but that arises when people are just terrible people. Unfortunately that's the real world and it'll be amplified with more disposable income and less jobs.
I can't escape the feeling that you're only using cherry-picked stats. More people finish school when they get it for free, yes, but the resulting quality is awful and diplomas are given to anyone in those countries. When you build slums with no jobs then crime ALWAYS shoots up, not down. Also I find it hilarious that all your sources are the worst culprits of misinformation: vox, medium, huffpost. Have a little integrity.