I’m Scott Santens, and I've been researching and advocating for the concept of unconditional universal basic income (or UBI) since 2013.
Acknowledged by former U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang as one of those who helped shape his thinking, I've lived with a basic income floor via Patreon since 2015 which has enabled me to focus on popularizing UBI full-time.
I am the founder and CEO of the Income To Support All (ITSA) Foundation, the host of The Basic Income Show, and I also serve on the board of directors of the Gerald Huff Fund for Humanity and as the editor of Basic Income Today — a daily UBI news hub.
My debut book about UBI and how to pay for it is titled Let There Be Money. You can buy it on Amazon or listen to it for free on your favorite podcast platform.
Thank you to all who support my work by sharing it, and if you're new to UBI, my UBI FAQ or my evidence threads on Bluesky or X are great places to start.
A Guide to Basic Income: Frequently Asked Questions about UBI
Over the years I've been asked many questions about the idea of an unconditional universal basic income guarantee. Some questions are asked far more than others, and so I've made a point of writing various articles to answer many of these questions. Whatever question you may
Replace the Standard Deduction With $375 a Month for Everyone
My proposal for a fully refundable $4,500 tax credit that reaches everyone—and leaves the bottom 90% better off There is a new trend in Democratic politics, and it is one of the most frustrating things I’ve watched in years. Senator Cory Booker wants to more than double
The Next Moonshot: Universal Basic Income
What Artemis II and the Return to the Moon Should Remind Us About Ending Poverty As I write this, four astronauts are hurtling toward the Moon aboard the Orion spacecraft, named Integrity by its crew. On April 1, 2026, NASA’s Artemis II launched from Kennedy Space Center — the first
Universal Basic Income Is Your Productivity Dividend. It’s the Only Way to All Share What We All Built.
Why Universal Basic Income (UBI) Is the Only Way to Share AI and Productivity Gains With Everyone There was a time in America when productivity growth and wage growth moved together. From the end of World War II until the mid-1970s, as productivity rose, pay rose with it. Workers produced
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