Name: Why Basic Income?
Uploaded: 2017-08-10T15:01:33.000Z
Duration: 3 min 5 s
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You hear it all the time about people without money.

Modal verbs - A2

The subtext is: poor people deserve to be poor.

If they just tried harder or made better decisions, they'd make it.

But 4.9 million Canadians live in poverty.

The job market is like a game of musical chairs.

And since we depend on employment to stay out of poverty,

Traditional 40-hour week, full-time jobs, are becoming scarce.

Meanwhile, automation is removing chairs from the game.

But it's not just taxi and truck drivers who should be worried.

All sorts of jobs will be done in part or entirely by machines,

and humans just can't compete with their speed or cost.

It should be great that we have more time,

but the rules of the game make it an economic nightmare.

It would be an income sufficient to meet basic needs,

and live with dignity, regardless of work status.

and let people focus on the work most important to them,

It would be a floor placed over the hot coals.

Now some people worry that we give out money

Maybe they'll spend it all on drugs or alcohol,

Experiments and programs providing direct cash transfers have been conducted all over the world.

They show that as people's economic security improves,

Economists from across the political spectrum support different forms of a basic income.

but it's the key to making other programs and services work better.

we head off these problems before they start,

Please add your voice to the growing movement for Basic Income in Canada.

and start conversations with your family,

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Why Basic Income?

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