"We need to change the fundamentals of our society. We must move from a wealth-based civilization to one that is life-affirming—an ecological civilization. Without this Great Transition, we are leaving future generations to face the horrors of a collapsing civilization on a devastated planet. Can we transition rapidly enough? And can the transition occur without the old civilization collapsing catastrophically around us? Given this context, I have been surprised by how much the discussion of a universal basic income sounds like arguing how to stack the deck chairs on the Titanic... In my view, the fundamental issues need to be: Does UBI help with the process of transforming civilization from within?"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Jeremy Lent in A Cornerstone of a Moral Economy, Great Transition Initiative, GTI Forum (November 2020).
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Basic_income
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Basic income
94 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Basic income →
Related Quotes
"With a basic income, more people can choose for themselves whether to work full-time or part-time, making their own t…"
"The economic impact of the UBI together with the three tax changes in the US would be roughly as follows. First, bank…"
"Unless we abandon the work ethic of another era, ... lives may be wasted because of blind insistence that everyone mu…"
"The State ... should not stifle incentive, opportunity, responsibility; in establishing a national minimum, it should…"
""Jobs for every American" is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it …"
"'Suppose there were a man, a slave, a labourer, getting up before you and going to bed after you, willingly doing wha…"
"If you read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 25, it says people have rights to adequate food…"
"The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-econo…"
"I'm always concerned about, more than anything else, the waste of human potential. ... So much intelligence is wasted…"
"Basic income grants freedom and security without strings attached. It automatically supplements low wages without bur…"