Ep. 25 - Talking to Scott Santens - Will UBI help in mitigating the climate crisis?

UBI is THE most talked about policy idea right now as a way to reform the creaky foundations of our global socio-economic systems that have plunged millions into financial vulnerability. While the pandemic will eventually end, what will pursue is the climate crisis. It will create much of the same chaos and disruptions except it will be widespread. There is a growing concern in BC, for example, that the drought in California is going to inflate food prices which imports about 70% of its produce from the US. It would be naive to say that UBI is the silver bullet to all our problems, but it does seem to be the missing link to push us forward from where we have been stagnating for decades.