Universal Basic Income: Salvation or Slavery? Live Debate with Guy Standing & Anthony Astbury | Lost Dollar Business Club Ep 818

Send us Fan MailWelcome to The Lost Dollar Business Club, EP 818 — this week, it's more than just a debate. It's an all-out, deep-dive confrontation into the future of economics, personal freedom, digital power, and whether civilization is fixing itself or circling the drain.At the center of the firestorm: Universal Basic Income (UBI).We’re bringing you a LIVE heavyweight showdown between Guy Standing, world-renowned economist, UBI architect, and trusted advisor to global leaders — and Anthony Astbury, seasoned London investment banker and staunch critic of state-sponsored income.💥 This is not your average discussion. This is a wide-ranging, hard-hitting, no-filter exploration of what’s really going on. Here's what we cover:🧠 UBI: The Core DebateWhat is UBI? Guy Standing breaks it down in plain terms — what it means, how it works, and what it could do.Is UBI freedom or control? Who decides what you get and when?Anthony pushes back: if the government gives you the money, do they own you?Does UBI lead us toward a soft return to 1930s-style fascism, masked in good intentions?💸 ABI and Who’s In ControlWe explore ABI (Assured Basic Income) — how it differs from UBI and what it means for autonomy.Who controls the money in a UBI/ABI system? If it’s state-issued, are we just well-fed prisoners?🌍 Big Tech, Surveillance & Digital TaxationShould tech giants like Facebook, Microsoft, and Google pay a digital tax for using your personal data?Right now, they track your life for profit — for free. Is it time to take that power back?🌡️ Climate Change: Real or Ruse?A fiery back-and-forth: Guy says it's the defining issue of our time. Anthony says it’s a hoax built for control.Can we trust the science, or is it being manipulated?🛠️ Fix the System or Burn It Down?Is the global economic and political system too far gone?Can we reform capitalism and democracy, or do we need a full reset?Guy shares insights from his time at the Bilderberg Group, where he confronted elite leaders about the global system’s failures.🧠 The Collapse of Critical ThinkingWhy are we losing the ability to think independently?Media is fueling hate, dividing societies, and creating echo chambers.Our education system is failing to teach analysis, reasoning, or fact-checking. What happened?📉 Lost and Found: The Future Is Already HereIn our closing segment, we tackle:📈 Crypto’s role in a shifting economy🏘️ The housing market — is it stabilizing or sinking?🚗 Xiaomi shatters expectations: 200,000 EVs sold in just two minutes🧠 LinkedIn reveals that AI is already doing 30–50% of the work in some factories💼 Major consulting firms now fear AI is coming for their business models So tune in. Engage. Question everything.This is The Lost Dollar Business Club — where uncomfortable truths come to light, and the status quo goes to die.#lostdollarbusinessclub  #ubidebate  #guystanding  #AnthonyAstbury #universalbasicincome  #ABIExplained #FreedomOrControl #digitalsurveillance  #DigitalTaxNow #climatedebate  #criticalthinking  #BilderbergTalks #cryptoupdates  #housingmarket2025  #xiaomi #ev  #AIInFactories #ConsultingVsAI #lostandfound  #LiveDebateShow #UBIFuture #EconomicReformOrReset #ai #2ofentertainment #twooldfartsmakingnoises #geopolitics Our Merchhttps://2ofentertainment-shop.fourthwall.com/en-usdOur Social https://linktr.ee/tofentertainment   Support the showOur Mediahttps://linktr.ee/tofentertainmentOur Merchhttps://2oldfarts.vip/