The Basic Income Show: Sam Altman's UBI pilot results, a crazy anti-UBI video, and Denver's UBI test

Episode 2 of The Basic Income Show!

In this conversation, Scott Santens, Conrad Shaw, and Josh Worth discuss the implications of basic income through recent pilot programs like Sam Altman's three-year experiment and Denver's Basic Income Pilot Project, analyzing the results and addressing common misconceptions. They highlight the importance of understanding the nuanced effects of basic income on employment, caregiving, and overall well-being. Personal stories from recipients illustrate the transformative potential of basic income, while critiques of misleading narratives exemplified by a recent Coin Bureau video emphasize the need for a more informed public discourse. The conversation concludes with a call to action for future initiatives and community involvement in basic income projects.

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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:18 Theme Song
00:00:42 ITSA Newsletter
00:03:02 Sam Altman's basic income pilot results
00:42:20 Coin Bureau's crazy eugenics-inspired anti-UBI video
01:06:40 Denver Basic Income Project's mini-documentary video
01:32:08 Ken Paxton's 2nd lawsuit against basic income pilots in Texas
01:35:04 Comingle, Bootstraps, and the ITSA Foundation

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[rpstrambi]

Scott, you're thoughs on Degrowth movements? For me they seem to be potential allies.
Should we be trying to convince them all to giove priority to supporting UBI?

[ReimasTiger]

Hey, a quick point regarding the IQ thing. Lower income groups (particularly children) DO tend to have lower test performance due to lack of nutrition. It makes sense that lower IQ people tend to receive welfare. California schools used to spend more money on feeding student around test time since it results in higher test scores.

The guy in the video who said that people who have low IQ are on welfare isn't entirely wrong. He just failed to recognize 2 points:
a) it's not genetic and
b) it can be addressed with a UBI.

Often this "low IQ" effect can be reversed over time as the body heals when given proper care and nutrition.

I just thought it was odd nobody mentioned how poor health due to low income can impact IQ.