1/2 of your labour goes to using land
1/4 of your labour goes to the government

How about we tax land instead of hard work?

Miss you Hugh.

UPDATE: Can we reach 600 signatures by April 28 for this House of Commons Petition, which calls for Basic Income as a way to address the impacts of AI and automation on the future of work.

It only takes 1 minute - sign here: ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/P…

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It's crazy that some of the most in-demand land in Canada (and in the world) has density going DOWN.

Our housing system incentivizes the very opposite of what we need, pushing people further away from jobs and loved ones.

We need to be rewarding better land use, not punish it.

'T-Paine? Yeah I love his work. Common Sense was a smash hit of course, but I thought he wrote his hardest bars in Agrarian Justice.'

Will you be the one to bring this House of Commons petition to 500 signatures needed for certification?

This Saturday April 27 at 1 PM ET, the Society of the Saint Vincent de Paul (SSVP) Canada is hosting a Zoom webinar on Basic Income, featuring Canadian Independent Senator, the Honourable Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard.

Register here:
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For about 1% of the province's GDP, basic income could eradicate poverty in PEI. It would have virtually no impact on hours worked and could be done without increasing taxes on the vast majority of residents.

'The proposed benefit for working-age adults would complete Canada’s…

Canada's first-of-its-kind Basic Income Guarantee conference — the 2024 BIG Forum in Ottawa — is 1 month away.

Visit forum2024.ca to learn more and register.

We believe that everyone in Canada deserves a secure future. Every day, headlines showcase people struggling…

The best way to improve capitalism is to help everyone directly, as an equity owner.

That's why we should complement private and public wealth with a 3rd category: common wealth.

Literally pilot after pilot: basic income increases employment and earnings.

Somehow people still say 'get a job'. Did you know: most people in poverty already have jobs?

By 2030, AI may exceed all human intelligence combined. We may achieve AGI within several years.

It's not a matter of if, but when. Our leaders need to pay attention and prioritize AI dividends as policy.

Common wealth can help us get to a Star Trek future

Paying everyone dividends from wealth we all have a moral claim to - whether that's natural resources, social wealth funds, or AIs trained on our data - is how we achieve Keynes' vision of 20-hour workweeks.

It's how we achieve a Star Trek economy.