American Mirror: Democratic National Committee Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison is a big fan of universal basic income, and he has some interesting ideas about how to move the country toward a more socialist system.
The U.S. representative from Minnesota recently outlined his thoughts about the government stepping in to take control of people’s financial lives during a forum in Minneapolis, where he rejected the notion that the government giveaways would leave folks with little motivation to contribute to society.
“Let me just say this about the issue of advancing technology, displacement of workers, and what we’re going to do about it,” Ellison said.
“I personally do think that universal basic income is an idea that has a lot of merit,” he said. “There are some pilot programs going on right now in the United States. Stockton, California is working with a program and there’s some different ways to work with it.
“As people are displaced, the truth is there’s still plenty of stuff for people to do,” Ellison continued. “I don’t think that universal basic income means people sit around. I think it means doing other things that are necessary.”
Ellison thinks people will volunteer to work in schools, document history, and contribute to other worthy causes if the government pays their way.
“There are things that are valuable and important that don’t necessarily have a ‘market value,’ that we should have people doing,” Ellison said. “Like in the 1930s, we paid artists to basically document the depression. We went out and had … writers document rural life in America. There were people who had been in slavery who were still living. During the depression, we paid people to go interview them so we could keep that knowledge and you can go to the Library of Congress and listen to them today because of this.” MORE
SNIP: Ellison wants to pay people to be ‘CNN’? Why doesn’t he just force CNN to take people in?
For politicians, I agree.
$1/year per politician. 😀
when you are paid for doing nothing you will excel at your job
I posted a part of one of my favorite poems earlier in another post to show this search for Utopia has been going on for a long time … another verse fits so well in this instance …
“And that after all this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!”
(the ‘Copybook Headings’ were a substitute for what is commonly known as ‘Eternal Truth’)
I thought we were already doing this for users, abusers, losers, baby mommas, those who can’t or those who “won’t” work.
Isn’t this Keith’s progressive democrat socialism in action?
The US spends $609.6 BILLION on welfare now, not counting all the other perks of being on the dole; medical, legal aid, housing, electricity, transportation, drugs and medical.
Keith Ellison (D) muslim-Minnesota …. imagine that.
Hack-em Moe-he-mad
has just stated the essence of communism as the
goal of the so-called demorat party.
deport this commie muzzie brotherhood
affiliated brown turd to Iraq or Iran.
Enemy of America.
He doesn’t belong near Public office…Ever
Is that SHREK playing guitar ?
Ok I want to be the shut up guy
S H U T. U P
ok give me my money before I find something else under appreciated to do
Ellison’s maximum wage should be a negative number,
because if politicians want so badly to be elected,
shouldn’t they be paying us for the privilege?
Dey be gettin Dey EBT, shut the fuck up.
Deportation for him? Maybe with a tied off garrot installed.
Oh, wow, that sounds like a super incentive NOT to work. Snowflakes should be giddy.
Selling your soul to depend on the government; fast track to slavery. Death camps and work camps can’t be far away.
Based on the top salary of a congressman.
OK there mister dumb ass commie. What’s say you sashay your worthless ass over to Cuba and see how a guaranteed income works? Let us know what you think of their guaranteed income of ONE DOLLAR a day. Dumb ass.
“Ellison thinks people will volunteer”
HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!