Unconditional Basic Income - A Conversation with Scott Santens
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02/18/21 • 57 min
Acknowledged by Andrew Yang in his book The War on Normal People as one of those who helped shape his thinking, and described by historian Rutger Bregman as "by far, the most effective basic income activist out there," Scott Santens has lived with a crowdfunded basic income since 2016 and has been researching and advocating for UBI around the world since 2013. He is currently serving on the board of directors of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity and is the editor of Basic Income Today, a daily UBI news hub. In 2020, he served as Senior Policy Advisor to Mike Broihier in his campaign for US Senate against Mitch McConnell and is now advising mayors around the US on their cities' guaranteed income pilots, including in his home city of New Orleans.
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Acknowledged by Andrew Yang in his book The War on Normal People as one of those who helped shape his thinking, and described by historian Rutger Bregman as "by far, the most effective basic income activist out there," Scott Santens has lived with a crowdfunded basic income since 2016 and has been researching and advocating for UBI around the world since 2013. He is currently serving on the board of directors of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity and is the editor of Basic Income Today, a daily UBI news hub. In 2020, he served as Senior Policy Advisor to Mike Broihier in his campaign for US Senate against Mitch McConnell and is now advising mayors around the US on their cities' guaranteed income pilots, including in his home city of New Orleans.
Lego Video referenced in episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL5sMK1OhnU&feature=emb_logo
To support this podcast, please visit www.kindful.activistheology.com.
To follow Activist Theology on Twitter: @activistheology
To follow Activist Theology on Instagram: @activistheology
To follow Activist Theology on Facebook: @activistheology
To be in touch with Dr. Robyn: [email protected] or @irobyn
To be in touch with Rev. Anna: [email protected] or @unholyhairetic
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