“The big reason poor people are poor is because they don’t have enough money, and it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that giving them money is a great way to reduce that problem.”
Charles Kenny, Economist
End Poverty with Universal basic income
Building a Robust Decentralized UBI
Join us on December 6th at 7 PM through our livestream as we share our vision for using UBI to end homelessness in Arizona and ultimately poverty everywhere.
The Power of Basic Income
People in poverty know best where and how to invest in themselves. Direct Cash Transfers are the most effective and efficient way to make this happen. By addressing poverty at its source, the impact of Basic Income is long-lasting and life-changing. Without restrictions or obligations, giving individuals and families the freedom to make their own financial choices preserves the dignity that everyone deserves. But that’s only the beginning.
“Free money works. Already, research has correlated unconditional cash disbursements with reductions in crime, child mortality, malnutrition, teenage pregnancy, and truancy, and with improved school performance, economic growth, and gender equality.”
Rutger Bregman, “Utopia For Realists: And How We Get There”
Local to Global
When individuals gain stability, the surrounding community benefits, and eventually, the world. We’re confident we can demonstrate a better system that will end homelessness and poverty on a massive scale. We’ve launched our pilot program in Arizona, taking on homelessness in the deadliest state to be homeless. As we gather our own data, we’ll launch the second phase of our program to reach people in need worldwide. You can help make this happen.
“I am now convinced that the simplest approach will prove to be the most effective — the solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a now widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.