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Retirement pensions
Why should we pay pensions higher than average incomes to people who have earned their money by polluting without any solidarity with the rest of the people or with future generations (oil, nuclear, pharmaceutical industries, banks, etc.)? If they earned more than the average salary when they were working, they were able to invest their…
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Freedom and coexistence
The philosophers of the Enlightenment and the liberals of the French Revolution wanted three things above all: bread, freedom of conscience and the abolition of privileges. The right to a decent life should not be merchandised. Having a roof over your head and bread should not be monetized. Revolutionaries marched for bread. It was the…
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Basic Income is possible.
A basic income is simply a sum of money paid every month to everyone to provide decent food and housing. The Instrument of freedom – Philippe Van Parijs – TeD-xTalks: https://youtu.be/GP4sBGbeF8w – Poverty isn’t a lack of character; it’s a lack of cash…- Rutger Bretman – TeDTalks: https://youtu.be/ydKcaIE6O1k Spain’s UBI Is A Wake-Up Call For Americans, Current…
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What you work for matters!
Peaceful environment for privileged people or efficient people who manage to live peacefully together and become priviledged? “Work must be placed above all competitive struggles. It is not a commodity.”. Albert Thomas “My Life is My Message” Gandhi The basic income should be insured so that workers are not compelled to work for immoral causes.…
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To give or not to give?
To give or not to give? Giving money to a beggar will undoubtedly help him in the short term. But how do we know who we give and how will the money be used? – CNN discussion about Pope : Always give to panhandlers: https://youtu.be/q7eeZDwisdo – Donner de l’argent à un SDF ?: https://youtu.be/PMhDfDGl4Jg In addition,…
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“Capitalism will eat democracy; unless we speak up”
Yanis Varoufakis – Capitalism will eat democracy – unless we speak up: https://youtu.be/GB4s5b9NL3I Yanis Varoufakis – Future of Work, Basic Income is a Necessity: https://youtu.be/7Zr-n92IB8Q Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yánis_Varoufákis