We need Universal Basic Income

Photo by Jason Leung on UnsplashIf you stop and reflect back on 2020, please look around at the sad state of current world events. The Covid-19 Pandemic has changed the world at a foundational level. It is far beyond time to start calling on our leaders to help us. By us, I mean the human raceWe don’t need a one-time stimulus check. That would help, but what we really need is a universal basic income for the present and in the future.People are going hungry and living in the streets. People don’t have access to clean water and can not afford basic healthcare needs. I live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but our citizens are suffering. This has to change, now.How are basic human needs not a right? I define a basic need as what it takes to have a healthy life. By purely being alive, humans should be entitled to food, water, shelter, and healthcare. Why is this such a hard policy to adopt? We have to change our mentality. These are rights, not a privilege. It’s going to take humanity to finally come together and change to a we, not me mindset.Let’s say that an eventual universal basic income for all humanity gets passed. How would that impact you? Mortgage or rent paid. Groceries paid. Utilities paid. Healthcare paid. Basic transportation paid. All of this paid upfront, so your whole hard-earned paycheck does not have to cover basic human needs. There would have to be a universal standard established, and of course, you could use your income to better any one of these.The universal basic income can not be just a blanket number either. It has to be based upon where you live and the cost of living around you. I live in Indiana,…