09 | Floyd Marinescu: How UBI Can Support Mental Health
#REALTALK with Cherry Rose Tan
English - June 23, 2020 09:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBEntrepreneurship Business Management Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On today’s episode, we have the awesome Floyd Marinescu, Founder of UBI Works, a leading organization in Canada advocating for Universal Basic Income. Previously a tech founder, Floyd explains the basics of Universal Basic Income – a topic that is relevant to the current pandemic. Having a universal basic income can help correct the imbalance in our society, where the odds are heavily favoring a select few.
Floyd explains how UBI can help reduce oppression and alleviate suffering among those who are the bottom of the pyramid – the folks who bear the maximum brunt when the economy takes a downturn. UBI can help a large percentage of the population pursue better and more dignified options.
To make his dream a reality, Floyd reveals he had to make the painful yet necessary transition from tech entrepreneurship to social activism. Tune in now!
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Understanding the basics of Universal Basic Income The ill-effects of technology and automation How to step away from your business and assume a more passive role His journey around leaning into our resistance and discomfort
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