Back in September 2022, we hosted a Twitter Spaces discussion with @scottsantens – the most prolific writer supporting Universal Basic Income. We cover many topics in this 2 hour video, which you can see below.
00:18 Introducing Scott Santens. 00:52 Scott Meeting Andrew Yang. 01:03 How Scott got into Basic income (UBI). 04:16 Andrew Yang reasons for running for presidency. 05:55 Universal basic income in the crypto space. 08:02 Advantages of Universal basic income in the Crypto space. 11:43 Supporters of Universal Basic Income. 18:41 Universal Basic Income, Socialism and Capitalism. 28:01 Question and Answer session with Scott Santens. 28:34 UBI solving crime, poverty and unemployment. 31:46 Low inequality in Alaska. 34:19 Dealing with inflation and Universal Basic Income. 43:25 Universal Basic Income and Corruption. 50:26 Trust & Universal Basic Income. 55:46 Democracy dollars. 57:02 Better Distribution of taxes. 01:00:19 Federal Jobs Guarantee. 01:06:06 Motivation for people to work. 01:10:03 Impacts of jobs by (UBI) 01:23:20 Universal basic healthcare. 01:26:40 Public Infrastructure and service. 01:28:32 Earned Income Tax Credit.
Was at this live Event with Scott Stantens on the Twitter Spaces…this was a Hot Session full of interesting ideas. Stantens corrected a lot of misunderstood ideas that have to do with UBI. He also brought Clarity through his Fresh Perspective on how things really impact the bottomline.