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A Film About
A BOLD IDEA
Imagine an economy in which no one’s income started at zero. Imagine knowing that you and everyone you love would always have a little bit of cash coming in every month no matter what.
Ultimately, how we design our economy is up to us. We can continue to allow Americans to suffer financially in a system rigged to benefit those who already have wealth, or we can give our economy a long overdue update by investing in this country’s greatest resource: its people. We invite you to explore a BIG, BOLD idea with us. It’s called Universal Basic Income (UBI).
UBI LIFTS
40M
AMERICANS OUT
OF POVERTY
UBI CREATES
$2.5T
IN ECONOMIC
GROWTH
UBI CREATES
4.5M
NEW JOBS
FREEDOM TO
CARE FOR LOVED ONES
Source: Juhl Media
UNIVERSAL
BASIC INCOME
Regular cash payments to every citizen, no strings attached, to ensure that no one falls below the poverty line.
FEATURED
VOICES
“WHAT WE’RE SEEING AS IT RELATES TO OUR CASH DISBURSEMENTS, AND THE GUARANTEED INCOME RESEARCH, IS THAT...
IT’S ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO ACTUALLY PURSUE JOB OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDE DIGNITY, AND PURSUE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES ACTUALLY IN LINE WITH THEIR PASSION...NOT JUST TAKING A JOB FOR THE SHEER SAKE OF WORKING.”
Aisha Nyandoro
SPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNITIES
Ciara McDonald
BASIC INCOME RECIPIENT
“I DIDN'T GET FINANCIAL AID ALL THE TIME LAST SEMESTER, SO I WAS HAVING TO GO AND BUY MY BOOKS WITH CASH. SO THAT REALLY HELPED...LIKE TO EVEN BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT OPTION, AS SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THAT OPTION…THEY HAD TO GO WITHOUT THEIR BOOKS, OR HAD TO SHARE A BOOK OR BORROW.”
Cassandra Lopez
CELINA, TN
“IT’S JUST HARD. AND YOU HAVE NO HELP. AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ALL ALONE. IT’S A LOT TO TAKE IN. AND IT’S VERY STRESSFUL...ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO HAVE EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.”
“MY IMPACT WITH THE MONEY WOULD BE THAT I WOULD USE IT TO HELP WITH MY KIDS, HELP WITH MY BILLS, HELP WITH TRANSPORTATION...
BASICALLY PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. AND BEING THAT I GET PAID ONCE A MONTH, IT WOULD HELP ME OUT TREMENDOUSLY.”
Elsie McCoy
BASIC INCOME RECIPIENT
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