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Martin Luther King on Guaranteed Income

„The civil rights movement must now begin to organize for the guaranteed annual income.“ —MLK

Today marks 60 years since the #MarchOnWashington and Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech. Did you know that Dr. King also dreamed of eliminating poverty through a #GuaranteedIncome? pic.twitter.com/uVI0NgBzT6

— Counties for a Guaranteed Income (@CountiesforAGI) August 28, 2023

Hier ist die Rede, in der er sich dazu äußert.

[:de]“It’s wrong to tell someone without boots that they pull themselves up by their bootstraps“[:]

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It’s wrong to tell someone without boots that if they pull themselves up by their bootstraps, they can go get a job so they can buy some boots. UBI is money that enables ALL work. It’s bootstraps for all. It’s economic JUSTICE. It’s long overdue. #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/iUgEQTo30E

— Scott Santens (@scottsantens) January 20, 2020

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