The ByUs Economy, based in Toronto, Canada, is a multi-faith, multi sector consortia which utilizes faith-based and Indigenous insights and values, strengthened by contributions from a wide range of additional fields and disciplines, to support the adoption of a guaranteed annual income. By meeting basic material needs, it is our belief that a basic income will further promote human dignity and facilitate individual fulfillment within the broader context of the common good.
Economic and structural viability of a basic income are key components for the implementation of a basic income model, but these considerations need to based on a strong vision of what type of a society we want to continue to build. We have to move away from focussing only on narrow considerations of metrics and details because these details - although important - don't show us the big picture. The members and supporters of the ByUs Economy suggest that the current structure of Canada's social support system is no longer adequate to address local, and global, economic and social realities and, if continued to exist, will lead to further undermining our liberal democratic values. We need to re-focus our vision on certain key considerations: the importance of human dignity, respect, our relationships and responsibilities to each other and to the common good. It is these considerations which should drive the development of the mechanics and structure of a basic income, or any social support, model.
Economic and structural viability of a basic income are key components for the implementation of a basic income model, but these considerations need to based on a strong vision of what type of a society we want to continue to build. We have to move away from focussing only on narrow considerations of metrics and details because these details - although important - don't show us the big picture. The members and supporters of the ByUs Economy suggest that the current structure of Canada's social support system is no longer adequate to address local, and global, economic and social realities and, if continued to exist, will lead to further undermining our liberal democratic values. We need to re-focus our vision on certain key considerations: the importance of human dignity, respect, our relationships and responsibilities to each other and to the common good. It is these considerations which should drive the development of the mechanics and structure of a basic income, or any social support, model.