Enough For All | UBI
We need an unconditional basic income. Why? There are about
seven billion people living in the world, one out of nine suffers from hunger. This
is not because of a lack of resources, on the contrary, there is enough for
everyone. In fact the world produces enough food for 11 billion people. People
go hungry because of these resources are not properly distributed. This is why
we want an unconditional basic income. This means everyone should receive a
basic income, the basic income would be enough to live off and to participate
in society, it would be unconditional. People would be provided with an income
whether they are working or not and without having to demonstrate a need for it.
However people need more than money, essential infrastructure such as energy, communications,
mobility and education should also be available to all.
But no one would work anymore? Wrong, in the past people
thought that if you forced children to learn by threatening them with
punishment they would learn faster, learn better and learn more. Now we know the
opposite is the case, children learn better and faster if you provide them with
creative freedom and an enjoyable learning environment why should it be any
different for adults. Most adults are motivated to work because they fear
poverty and social decline they are forced to work sometimes under terrible
conditions in order to pay for food, housing or to participate in society. But
we believe that these are fundamental human rights and once these rights have
been secured people will have the space and energy that they need to develop
their creativity and passions. But it's unfair why should people get money if
they don't work? Currently different forms of work are rewarded in different
ways some types of work are not even paid at all. Decisions about which kinds
of work should be paid and how much workers should receive often have no
connection to the social and economic benefits that this work provides.
Some extremely well-paid jobs provide very little direct
benefit to society. Work that is beneficial to society is often poorly paid if
at all. Large parts of society still rely on what is in fact volunteer work an unconditional
basic income would mean that people who have been working without pay would
finally receive an income. A large amount of the world's wealth was produced by
previous generations, this wealth is the common heritage of all of us, there
are enough resources for everyone to have a good life. The resources just need
to be distributed more fairly. An unconditional basic income could help bring
about a society that is no longer driven by fear, coercion or envy. It could
create a society in which everyone has the opportunity to fulfill their
potential rather than be exploited for fear of landing in poverty.
Attac Germany's working group "Enough For All" produced the animated explainer video "We need unconditional basic income (ubi)". In almost 4 minutes it shows what ubi is, that it values all forms of productivity, that it changes society and work itself for everyone's benefit.
Attac Germany's working group "Enough For All" produced the animated explainer video "We need unconditional basic income (ubi)". In almost 4 minutes it shows what ubi is, that it values all forms of productivity, that it changes society and work itself for everyone's benefit.