World We Dare To Imagine Part One

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The notion of a "true global citizen" is interesting to me. Clearly, I think objectively, this is a fantastic characteristic for all people to strive for. But for this to happen, people, and society as a whole need to completely change their way of thinking. This change will take decades and the structures of capitalism and the government would need to change. This is no easy task and it would require a collective effort. Although the entire mindset would need to change, that doesn't mean everyone must pitch in some massive effort or fortune. If everybody contributed a small amount or acted on a micro level for change, things can really change for the greater community. That's what I think of when I hear the term "global citizen". It's not just an individual effort, it's a community effort. It's teamwork driven by a common goal built around common morals and values.

I believe the first step of becoming a global citizen is some iteration of a society with a universal basic income. The idea is daunting and seems so far away, but I believe it is closer than we may think. You don't have to look far to see countries implementing this ideal and examples of its success and failure. Presidential candidate for 2020 Andrew Yang has come out with a specific plan to introduce a universal basic income in the United States. When the US adopts something, the rest of the world tends to follow. This step could be the step towards a basic income for the entire world. Making sure the world's people all have currency to care for themselves and their loved ones starts with this. It doesn't mean that everyone has the same amount of currency or wealth but that all have a baseline because everyone is created equal as a human being.

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  1. Anonymous15 April 2019 at 01:28

    I agree with you in that being a global citizen is not just an individual, but rather a community effort. We need to all work together and be true global citizens to truly make our world a better place. I think we can all contribute in different ways, but equal income might be extremely difficult to achieve. The idea of a baseline technically exists through the minimum wage, but as we can see, it's not very effective and many people are struggling to make ends meet. Does Andrew Yang suggest a higher baseline? I am curious to learn more about his plan.
    - James Yun

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  2. EthSBan18 April 2019 at 16:02

    It would be an amazing accomplishment if we could provide everyone with a base line of money to work with. I hope it wouldn't happen, but do you think prices for basic needs would rise since we know that everyone has the means of affording them? What about health care, would health care be included or would people still have to pay for their own health care? Would health care costs rise as well? It would be tremendous accomplishment, but what would the implications be on everyone else in the world? If there's a way to know what would happen, this idea could literally change the world.

    -Ethan Banayan

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  3. Anonymous18 April 2019 at 18:41

    Allegra,
    Thanks for sharing. Universal Basic Income, while controversial, is one of the most interesting viewpoints laid out by economists in the past few years. Andrew Yang is one of the very few public figures in the US who advocated for a universal basic income. Interestingly, the political party that my family is associated with back home, just announced a scheme most closely related to UBI, as one of its post-election promises (called NYAY SCHEME). Once it forms the government in May, the party has promised to implement it by giving $1100 annually to the bottom 20% of households in the country. A Universal basic income helps to reduce the ever-widening income gap in society and can uplift the downtrodden. While I'm not sure about the effects of the proposal especially on inflation and taxation, it needs to be studied more in detail so that it doesn't end up creating more problems than solving them.

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  4. Anonymous18 April 2019 at 21:31

    Allegra,
    Thank you for sharing! I really like your idea of being a global citizen. I think you are very right when you talk about all of us needing to make a change in our lives in order to create a greater difference in our community. I also agree with the difficulty of changing our mindsets. With that, I think our traditional way of thinking would make it nearly impossible to suddenly implement something like universal basic income. I think it would shock our culture with a lot of pushback and might create other issues. However, that way of thinking is definitely a step in the right direction of creating something that works for all of us and betters the community.

    Davis

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