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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.

„It’s wrong to tell someone without boots that they pull themselves up by their bootstraps“

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