“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex…It takes a
touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
– E.F. Schumacher
- Co-founder of the Basic Income March
- Organizer of Basic Income NYC, 2015 to 2019
- Social Worker
- Writer
People of Basic Income
What Would You Do?
Generally speaking, once we get used to something, it no longer worries us.
Guaranteed income would not only establish freedom as a reality rather than a slogan, it would also establish a principle deeply rooted in Western religious and humanist tradition: man has the right to live, regardless!
The assurance of a certain minimum income for everyone, or a sort of floor below which nobody need fall even when he is unable to provide for himself, appears not only to be a wholly legitimate protection against a risk common to all, but a necessary part of the Great Society in which the individual no longer has specific claims on the members of the particular small group into which he was born.
A certain small income, sufficient for necessities, should be secured for all, whether they work or not.
I am now convinced that the simplest solution to poverty is to abolish it directly by a new widely discussed measure: the guaranteed income.
Latest From The Blog
Basic Income March, 2019
On October 26, 2019, people from across the region and even from other states who want a national UBI marched from Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Upper Manhattan to Roberto Clemente Plaza in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Veterans of the Universal Basic Income Movement as well ask people new to the movement turned out for an unconditional, consistent income transfer for every adult over 18, sufficient to meet basic human needs. Check out the highlights and sign up for the Income Movement at www.basicincomemarch.com
Book Excerpt #1: Universal Survey*
“That is still wasteful given that you are not making much money at this time.”
The 18th Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress
The 18th Annual North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress June 15 @ 8:30 AM - June 16 @ 7:30 PM Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College 2180 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10035 United States Click here to [...]
Diane Pagen joins the panel @ Income Systems: A Discussion
Basic income is a hot topic this year at New York's blockchain week. Join the discussion this evening to learn about four different OpenUBI projects: two cryptocurrencies (Manna and GoodDollar), an independent digital currency (Project Greshm), and a Sybil-resistant decentralized [...]
Andrew Yang at Washington Square Park, NYC May 14th
Today, in 2019, we know the truth: automation is shredding swaths of human jobs, including at our drug stores, our clothing stores, and our banks.
National Priorities?
Is it lost on anyone that in a city where we say we want to end inequality, that all the kids who sell candy on the train are black, while almost none of the 895 kids who got into Stuyvesant High School this year were black? That's really, really bad.
Projects
The Adventures of Carrie Giver
By Theresa Funiciello, Diane Pagen and Eduardo Savid. If there were ever a comic book created for Men and Women alike, it's this revolutionary new comic book. All the adventure and excitement of a superhero [...]