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As Ireland's $1,500-a-month basic income pilot program for creatives nears its end in February, officials have to answer a simple question: Is it worth it?

With four months to go, they say the answer is yes.

Earlier this month, Ireland's government announced its 2026 budget, which includes "a successor to the pilot Basic Income Scheme for the Arts to begin next year" among its expenditures.

Ireland is just one of many places experimenting with guaranteed basic income programs, which provide recurring, unrestricted payments to people in a certain demographic. These programs differ from a universal basic income, which would provide payments for an entire population.

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[–] plyth@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

The combined assets of “big” capitalists worldwide is in high-double-digit trillions of dollars. That would be enough for a livable UBI for everyone, for some time at least.

That doesn't work. Assets are not recurring income so you can only handout them once.

As I’ve said, I’m participating in local mutual aid communities when I can.

What does prevent it from spreading?

Stop defending capitalists, they will never appreciate it or give you anything in return.

They create the structure. People could already have the assets for UBI if they were structured. We don't have because groups don't have the discipline to maintain the structure all the time.

If the group can force the billionaires to hand out the assets then they could also create the assets on their own.