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Episode 27 | Your Share of the Profits: Scott Santens on Why UBI Is Obvious, Not Radical
Finland – Universal Basic Income Pilot🚀 THE CASE FOR GIVING PEOPLE MONEY: UBI expert Scott Santens reveals why the most radical idea in economics might be the simplest - just give people cash. Discover how Alaska has proven this works for 40+ years, why his crowdfunded basic income changed everything he thought about work, and what happens when we shift from survival mode to abundance thinking.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction: The Man Living UBI
02:33 How Scott Crowdfunded His Own Basic Income
07:32 What Universal Basic Income Actually Is
08:51 Why Work Requirements Don't Work
10:36 The Billionaire Question: Why Universal Matters
15:38 The Power to Say No
17:46 Reduced Stress Changes Everything
20:13 The Biggest Impact Is Always on Kids
22:28 Automation Since the 1970s: We're Already Living It
25:04 The Business Case for Consumption
27:57 Alaska: 40+ Years of Proof
36:29 Trust, Finland & the Rory Stewart Connection
46:44 Star Trek vs. Dystopia: Two Possible Futures
51:35 Amy's Aha Moment: The Dividend Concept
54:19 Where to Give Cash With No Strings Attached
57:17 We Have the Data - Time to Act
59:28 Leadership Corner: Moving from Full-Time to Portfolio
🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
- How living on crowdfunded UBI taught Scott about human potential
- Why Alaska proves UBI works (and has for decades without inflation)
- The hidden connection between stress reduction and crime prevention
- Why cash beats free services every single time
- How economic security literally rewires decision-making
- The difference between surviving and thriving economies
📚 RESOURCES:
Scott's UBI FAQ: scottsantens.com
Basic Income Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottSantens
Income To Support All Foundation: itsafoundation.orgWhat If Everybody Didn't Have to Work to Get Paid? | https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-if-everybody-didnt-have-to-work-to-get-paid/393428/Basic Income Grant (BIG) in Namibia | https://centreforpublicimpact.org/public-impact-fundamentals/basic-income-grant-big-in-namibia/Income Dividends and Subjective Survival in a Cherokee Indian Cohort | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7250001/How AI will impact the future of work with Kara Swisher and Betsey Stevenson | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrBYWQAcpECash Transfers and Child Welfare: Lessons from Alaska | https://www.nber.org/digest/202401/cash-transfers-and-child-welfare-lessons-alaska?page=1&perPage=50To End Extreme Poverty, Give Cash — Not Advice | Rory Stewart | TED | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0HOe7gf7IFinland – Universal Basic Income Pilot | https://weall.org/resource/finland-universal-basic-income-pilotManna: Two Visions of Humanity's Future Book | https://www.amazon.com/Manna-Two-Visions-Humanitys-Future-ebook/dp/B007HQH67UEverything is Figureoutable Book | https://amazn.so/5wcD9tFIkigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life | https://amazn.so/yNaA8GI
Thanks to Laurie Ruettimann for the introduction!
#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #ScottSantens #AlaskaDividend #FutureOfWork #Economics #Alaska #Dividend #NegativeIncomeTax #MegAndAmyShow
🔗 CONNECT:
Scott Santens: scottsantens.com
Leadership Questions: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show
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By WRKdefined Podcast NetworkFinland – Universal Basic Income Pilot🚀 THE CASE FOR GIVING PEOPLE MONEY: UBI expert Scott Santens reveals why the most radical idea in economics might be the simplest - just give people cash. Discover how Alaska has proven this works for 40+ years, why his crowdfunded basic income changed everything he thought about work, and what happens when we shift from survival mode to abundance thinking.
⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction: The Man Living UBI
02:33 How Scott Crowdfunded His Own Basic Income
07:32 What Universal Basic Income Actually Is
08:51 Why Work Requirements Don't Work
10:36 The Billionaire Question: Why Universal Matters
15:38 The Power to Say No
17:46 Reduced Stress Changes Everything
20:13 The Biggest Impact Is Always on Kids
22:28 Automation Since the 1970s: We're Already Living It
25:04 The Business Case for Consumption
27:57 Alaska: 40+ Years of Proof
36:29 Trust, Finland & the Rory Stewart Connection
46:44 Star Trek vs. Dystopia: Two Possible Futures
51:35 Amy's Aha Moment: The Dividend Concept
54:19 Where to Give Cash With No Strings Attached
57:17 We Have the Data - Time to Act
59:28 Leadership Corner: Moving from Full-Time to Portfolio
🔑 KEY INSIGHTS:
- How living on crowdfunded UBI taught Scott about human potential
- Why Alaska proves UBI works (and has for decades without inflation)
- The hidden connection between stress reduction and crime prevention
- Why cash beats free services every single time
- How economic security literally rewires decision-making
- The difference between surviving and thriving economies
📚 RESOURCES:
Scott's UBI FAQ: scottsantens.com
Basic Income Show: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottSantens
Income To Support All Foundation: itsafoundation.orgWhat If Everybody Didn't Have to Work to Get Paid? | https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-if-everybody-didnt-have-to-work-to-get-paid/393428/Basic Income Grant (BIG) in Namibia | https://centreforpublicimpact.org/public-impact-fundamentals/basic-income-grant-big-in-namibia/Income Dividends and Subjective Survival in a Cherokee Indian Cohort | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7250001/How AI will impact the future of work with Kara Swisher and Betsey Stevenson | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUrBYWQAcpECash Transfers and Child Welfare: Lessons from Alaska | https://www.nber.org/digest/202401/cash-transfers-and-child-welfare-lessons-alaska?page=1&perPage=50To End Extreme Poverty, Give Cash — Not Advice | Rory Stewart | TED | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0HOe7gf7IFinland – Universal Basic Income Pilot | https://weall.org/resource/finland-universal-basic-income-pilotManna: Two Visions of Humanity's Future Book | https://www.amazon.com/Manna-Two-Visions-Humanitys-Future-ebook/dp/B007HQH67UEverything is Figureoutable Book | https://amazn.so/5wcD9tFIkigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life | https://amazn.so/yNaA8GI
Thanks to Laurie Ruettimann for the introduction!
#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #ScottSantens #AlaskaDividend #FutureOfWork #Economics #Alaska #Dividend #NegativeIncomeTax #MegAndAmyShow
🔗 CONNECT:
Scott Santens: scottsantens.com
Leadership Questions: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/megandamyshow/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-meg-amy-show