Is Universal Basic Income a Human Right? (Spoiler: NO!)

Monied elites and their sycophants on X are all atwitter about the so-called “population implosion” right now. Why? Well, let’s follow the money… If the population falls, so does the demand for housing, so houses get cheaper, meaning land-lorders can’t charge as much rent and banksters can’t reap a lifetime of interest off the backs of the working contributor class If the population falls, there isn’t as much competition for jobs, meaning corporations will actually have to, you know, try harder to retain talent (ie, raise wages, offer real social safety nets, etc) If the population falls, there’s less demand for natural resources — meaning the planet might actually have a chance at recovering. You can see why not-exponentially-rising population numbers absolutely freak out the rich and powerful asset-monopolizing class: They want that sweet shareholder profit, lovely low wages, and rising commodity prices so they can suck the very life out of their disposable gig-force and the beleague

Monied elites and their sycophants on X are all atwitter about the so-called “population implosion” right now. Why? Well, let’s follow the money… If the population falls, so does the demand for housing, so houses get cheaper, meaning land-lorders can’t charge as much rent and banksters can’t reap a lifetime of interest off the backs of the working contributor class If the population falls, there isn’t as much competition for jobs, meaning corporations will actually have to, you know, try harder to retain talent (ie, raise wages, offer real social safety nets, etc) If the population falls, ther