The fundamental idea of a Universal Care Income.

What is Universal Care Income all about?

Definition

UCI is an income for all forms of care work and societal contributions that are not or inadequately rewarded in the traditional economic system.

Comprehensive Recognition of Care Work

Care work encompasses a wide range: from housework and childcare to volunteer work, artistic activities, and activism.

Fairness Instead of Unconditionality

UCI is based on the principle of fairness: every societal contribution deserves recognition and financial support.

Overcoming Competition Between Paid Work and Care Work

UCI does not create competition with paid work, as the Universal Basic Income does, but complements it by valuing previously unpaid work.

Political Feasibility

Unlike Universal Basic Income, UCI could gain broader political acceptance.

Arguments for UCI:

  • Recognition of previously undervalued societal contributions
  • Promotion of creativity, innovation, and social engagement
  • Potential relief for state welfare systems
  • Increased societal participation

Political Advantages:

    • Broader acceptance across political spectrums
    • Positive framing (Care) instead of potentially contentious terms (unconditional)
    • Connection to existing discourses on care work and equality

    The fundamental problem today is that capitalism perceives value creation in a very narrow field, largely ignoring both the damage to the ecosystem and the societal consequences of profit-making methods. The poor are defamed as lazy, and the exploited are labeled as failures. These forms of racism serve to legitimize a value creation that knows no equality of opportunity, using competition as an act of violence to structurally devalue and dispossess millions of people in advance. This violence can only be countered by realistically and newly evaluating what constitutes value, work, and contribution. Only when we understand and integrate the true connections and the complexity of an eco-social economy will it become possible to work on reality and the actual problems. Therefore, it is essential that those whose value and contribution are systematically discriminated against make these visible and demand appropriate compensation. This is what Universal Care Income is about, in contrast to Universal Basic Income, which focuses on the concept of unconditionality but ignores the fact that real devaluation occurs in capitalism and people do not start with a value account at zero. It is not, as with UBI, about money without context, but about money from justice. (Timothy Speed)

     

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