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Scott Santens
@scottsantens
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Writer and basic income advocate | Moderator of r/basicincome | Public speaker | Patreon.com/scottsantens | Twitter.com/scottsantens | Facebook.com/scottsantens
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commentary
2019-11-20 16:00
RE: MSNBC Is So Far Left They Can't See Straight!
There really should be more stuff here tagged with #yanggang. I'm surprised there isn't. Regardless, I've upvoted this and followed you. Cheers!
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-08-03 03:56
RE: One Thing to Build a More Open World: Unconditional Basic Income (UBI)
Thanks! I used Renderforest for the animation.
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scottsantens
news
2018-07-22 17:15
RE: Universal Basic Enslavement
You don't have a very solid understanding of UBI. I don't disagree that the way we create money currently is nonsensical, but your aversion to UBI is based on a lack of knowledge. For example, you listed
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-07-13 22:37
RE: Unconditional Basic Income would fix a systemic flaw in markets: they can't tell the difference between a lack of demand and a lack of ability to express demand
Thanks! Yeah, if we zoom out and look at the point of markets as being for efficient and optimal resource allocation, what we see around us is obviously not efficient or optimal.
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-07-13 22:36
RE: Unconditional Basic Income would fix a systemic flaw in markets: they can't tell the difference between a lack of demand and a lack of ability to express demand
Thanks! I've been told in conversations with others that this particular argument is particularly strong, so I wanted to make sure and finally put it in blog form for people to use and share.
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-07-13 22:34
RE: Unconditional Basic Income would fix a systemic flaw in markets: they can't tell the difference between a lack of demand and a lack of ability to express demand
If you check again, you'll see it's already there. Do a ctrl-f search for it and you'll find it. Cheers!
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scottsantens
ubi
2018-05-23 15:26
RE: Better than UBI - Why UBI is MAGICAL Thinking.
Magical thinking? UBI is based on scientific observations. Everywhere it's been tried, the results have been positive. Do some research. Read the results of the Namibia and India experiments. Read what
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-22 18:55
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income: How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
handing out money is destructive to the VITAL price discovery system of which any resource based economy is based off of. To the contrary, there is no price discovery possible if people don't have money
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-21 19:25
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income: How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
Wow, you really think you know a lot of things you don't actually know. Okay, so you've never read that Milton Friedman supported UBI. Does that mean he didn't? Or does it mean you just haven't read where
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basicincome
2018-05-21 19:05
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income: How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
Thanks, @digitalfirehose!
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-20 16:13
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income: How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
Sorry, but Alaska is not an example of communism, and Milton Friedman and Friedrich Hayek did not go down in history as free market communists. You show a poor understanding of what UBI is and what it
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parley-basicincome
2018-05-19 15:17
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income
I have absolutely nothing against your sharing my article here on Steemit via a Parley link. In fact, thank you for doing so, as it helps spread the message. I do however wish to point out that your link
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-18 22:03
RE: The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income: How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy
When you stop to think about it, our labor market is broken for work no one wants to do. When it comes to pricing for a job with low demand, employers should have to do more to make that job attractive.
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scottsantens
informationwar
2018-05-18 15:19
RE: The Curious rise of UBI from a very unlikely suspect. ITALY.
Italy is actually one of the few countries that goes about their existing system so ridiculously, that universal basic income (actual UBI too, not an income-means tested flat benefit for those who qualify
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cryptocurrency
2018-05-16 22:06
RE: Universal Basic Income For All
Thanks for doing this podcast about UBI! Upvoted, followed, and resteemed. FYI, for future UBI related posts, #basicincome is the primary hashtag. Cheers!
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-16 17:39
RE: The Future of the Labor Movement Rests on the Achievement of Unconditional Basic Income
I made that image for a slide presentation and share it often. The sources are available here: There's also this article I wrote specifically about UBI and entrepreneurship:
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scottsantens
ubi
2018-05-10 19:28
RE: Better than UBI: Human Reason To Work... what the proponents MISS!
What an odd post. Your image is actually correct. Yes, once basic needs are covered, people have other needs that they seek to meet. What's so weird is that you assume jobs are the only way to meet those
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-05-10 19:13
RE: What Would Universal Basic Income Look Like in the US?
Your math is the usual napkin math, which is wrong. UBI cannot be calculated like other programs because it's a program where people are paying to receive money. Thus the cost is the net cost not the gross
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basicincome
2018-05-07 16:02
RE: We need your help to get listed on Cryptofolio
Just FYI, months ago I reached out to Blockfolio to get Manna listed, because that's the app I use, and shortly thereafter Manna was added. I'm not really sure if I had anything to do with that, but regardless
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scottsantens
basicincome
2018-04-27 19:39
RE: Did the Universal Basic Income fail in Finland?
Please don't spread this misinformation. The experiment did not fail. It was not cut short. The experiment was designed to go from the beginning of 2017 to the end of 2018. It will continue as planned
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