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Steven Work's avatar

I suggest a trickle-up policy, for once. Cost, corporate profits would return to the sane profits they were earning back in 1979.

Universal Dividend Income (UDI)

A reason to present the UDI is to display why and how badly Gov & Capital has treated us while depending on our tax and public resources. Had wages followed productivity each of our wages and salaries would be double while corporations would still be profiting as they were in late 1970's and earlier.

The Dividend aspect direct us all to consider it like SS pensions, all our working lives we paid into it, FICA, and so it is earned and not some freebe charity whim of Washington, our grandfathers, fathers, mothers, brothers, .., and we have been supporting corporate businesses with free R&D results, public resources, and tax-paid resources. The profits of the Trillions we spent and still spend are given-away and have been for generations of our labor.

You and family under UDI may still work and perhaps invest the extra. Consider the small business created and-or expanded, as well as new capital in stock purchases. The 'investment' Class would expand - perhaps including nearly everyone.

Instead of UBI, we get Dividends for all the tax & public resources spent over generations in R&D and given to for profit corporations. Take a look and decide if a good idea.

Monthly 'Universal Dividend Income' calculation.

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Detailed Description of the Universal Dividend Income Formula and Results

This formulation explores how the total income generated by wage suppression since 1979, along with government policies, could be redistributed to create a Universal Dividend Income for all legal adult citizens in the United States. We will examine the wage-productivity gap, capital policies, government programs, and how redistribution could result in monthly payouts for citizens.

1. Background: Wage Suppression and the Wage-Productivity Gap Since 1979

The period since 1979 has seen a separation between wage growth and productivity. Prior to this, wages and productivity had moved in tandem, meaning as productivity (the amount of goods or services a worker can produce in an hour) increased, so too did wages. However, since 1979, wages have failed to keep up with the rising productivity of workers.

1979 to 2024:

Productivity has increased by approximately 80.9% since 1979, meaning that the average worker today produces nearly 81% more than they did in 1979.

Wages, on the other hand, have only increased by around 29.4% during this time. This discrepancy between the growth in productivity and the stagnation of wages is a direct result of capital policies such as:

Deregulation and tax cuts for corporations and high-income earners.

The decline of unions, reducing workers' bargaining power.

The rise of financialization (e.g., stock buybacks, executive compensation) that focuses more on shareholder returns rather than reinvesting in labor or increasing wages.

This wage suppression—where profits have been funneled primarily to capital (business owners, executives, shareholders) instead of being shared with labor—has contributed to the wage-productivity gap, leaving millions of workers without the benefits of their own increased productivity.

2. Calculating the Wage Gap and Redistributing Capital Profits

To estimate the potential Universal Dividend Income, we need to look at the wage gap created by the productivity-wage divergence.

Median Wage vs. Hypothetical Wage (if wages had kept pace with productivity):

Median Hourly Wage in 1979 (in nominal dollars): $7.36

Adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars: This equals approximately $22.00 to $23.00 per hour (based on the CPI).

Productivity Increase (1979 to 2024): Productivity has increased by 80.9%.

Hypothetical Median Wage (had wages kept pace with productivity): Hypothetical Median Wage = 22.00 × (1 + 0.809) = 22.00 × 1.809 = 39.80 per hour.

Actual Median Wage in 2024: Around $19.33 per hour.

Wage Difference: The difference between the hypothetical wage (if wages had kept pace with productivity) and the actual wage is: 39.80 - 19.33 = 20.47 per hour. For a full-time worker (approximately 173.2 hours per month): Monthly Wage Gap = 20.47 × 173.2 ≈ 3,543 per month.

Thus, each worker would theoretically have been earning an additional 3,543 per month had wages kept pace with productivity growth.

Redistribution of Capital Profits: The wage gap indicates that capital profits (from increased productivity) have not been fairly shared with labor. In this redistribution model, this increase would be shared among all 250 million legal adult citizens.

The wage increase per citizen per month can be calculated by: Monthly Redistribution per Adult = (250,000,000 × 3,543) / 333,000,000 ≈ 2,659 per adult per month.

Thus, 2,659 per month could be redistributed to each legal adult citizen, based on the wages they should have been earning had they been properly compensated for productivity growth.

3. Social Security, Welfare, and Other Government Payments

In addition to wage increases, the U.S. government provides various welfare programs, such as Social Security, food stamps, housing assistance, and Medicaid. These payments represent a significant source of income redistribution.

Total Annual Welfare Spending: The U.S. government spends approximately 3 trillion dollars per year on welfare programs.

Welfare Spending per Citizen: Annual Welfare Spending per Citizen = 3,000,000,000,000 / 333,000,000 ≈ 9,000 per citizen annually. Monthly Welfare Spending per Citizen = 9,000 / 12 ≈ 750 per citizen per month.

Thus, each citizen currently receives about 750 per month on average from welfare programs.

4. Combining the Two: The Universal Dividend Income

Now, let’s combine both the redistributed wage increase and the welfare payments:

Redistributed Wage Increase: 2,659 per adult per month.

Welfare and Social Security Payments: 750 per citizen per month.

Total monthly amount for each legal adult citizen would be: 2,659 + 750 = 3,409 per adult per month.

For Families with Children: Parents of dependent children would receive 1/3 of the adult amount for each child: 3,409 / 3 ≈ 1,136 per child per month.

5. Summary of Results: Universal Dividend Income

In this Universal Dividend Income model:

Adults (18+ years): Each legal adult citizen would receive around 3,409 per month.

Each Child: For each dependent child, parents would receive an additional 1,136 per month.

This model seeks to redistribute the income generated by increased productivity and the capital profits that have been hoarded since 1979, while also including welfare benefits into the equation. The result is a significant monthly payout that ensures more equitable distribution of wealth across all citizens, which could help combat rising inequality, provide a stronger safety net for families, and increase overall economic stability.

Conclusion:

The wage suppression since 1979—driven by capital policies and the decline of labor protections—has led to an economy where productivity has increased dramatically without a corresponding rise in worker wages. By redistributing the wage-productivity gap along with current welfare payments, the Universal Dividend Income model proposes a more equitable income distribution, offering 3,409 per month for each legal adult and a proportional amount for children. This would provide a substantial economic boost, particularly to low- and middle-income households, and could help restore economic stability and fairness.

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Poisoned Kiwi's avatar

I know this is not new for you, but if you want something to watch (and haven't already seen it).

Money is Energy, The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need To Attract Wealth (no bs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTL9GTPzzgc

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I had seen that. The thing is… We can’t all be wealthy in a moneyed system - and especially not if One is targeted.

And so… I aim to bring about wealth for everyOne because I care that Humanity is so beset.

And They target Me, no doubt, because They don’t like it that I know things that I have never sworn to keep secret. Leastwise, I give that highest probability until data come along the show otherwise. Haha!

Anyway, I was into Wicca for a brief while - 3-4 years, My vision and fervor were keen. Never got what I tried to manifest though. [shrug] I conclude that Now is a co-creation and We input with the behavior We choose.

Oh, perhaps I presume wrongly that You have read this…

Targeted Individual (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/targeted-individual

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Poisoned Kiwi's avatar

Oh I agree. I like to know what everyone is thinking as they evolve if it impacts me. And many are becoming aware of the problems of the financial system. I was made aware of this video by someone. Though it's not a solution, many think it is for them. I hate the idea of money personally. But at the moment it's what we're stuck with as we exchange energy, and most cannot get past it yet. The programming, for many generations, has been intensive.

Yes, I’ve read it. I agree, you probably are targeted. Like I probably am (just one recent example - there could be many; my phone keeps on having all its numbers removed, the 7th time since 2021 just the other day - fortunately I'm old school and keep everything using pen & paper).

Beginning to feel this is all just a game, and I'm determined to play as long as possible.

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Glog Man's avatar

https://globalfamilygroup.com/saint-crown-528-harmony-alliance-network

This Global Family bank is based on assets instead of debt. Check it out.

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I ponder retaining the accounting for Our energy added (money in any form). Such systems give power over Others with greater wealth, and this motivates psychopaths to do anything, Ethical or unEthical, to gain the most to then have power over the rest, and the ability to buy the things and the People to Their agendas.

And such systems, not only are dangerous in that way, they are archaic.

The End of (Social) Entropy (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/the-end-of-entropy

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

They surely do look at it as a game. No doubt. I, too, am determined!

Not surprised They target You, and good that You keep things non-digitally!

The psychopaths, the moneyed psychopaths, are unEthical as can be - which puts Them well below the beasts.

Love always!

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F....'s avatar

All debt can be erased as easily as it was created - Ellen Brown

I'm afraid I don't fully understand what is suggested by free energy - is this in reference to a untapped resource or is it ideological?

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

It’s energy in the aether. And They have tapped it - but tell Us it’s impossible, because free energy makes money pointless at its foundation. And that is Their only tool to power.

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F....'s avatar

I'd like to know more about this - if you can suggest any reading material that would be great.

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F....'s avatar

More than I expected....thanks.

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

Most welcome! Let Me know any thoughts You may have.

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F....'s avatar

I'm interested, however even though I've not yet explored all the links - at this stage I think It's a little too complicated.

When it comes to free energy I'm quite satisfied with the little solar system that I've set up which is performing far beyond my expectations and provides free energy all year round.

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denise ward's avatar

If there are those who know the technology for free energy, they need to post the blueprints everywhere so that others may learn it. As you say apply for patents is only alerting the controllers to shut it down. I hope that every inventor who is onto something controversial does this - disseminate their blueprints everywhere. This also protects them as there will be no point in getting killed off then because "the cat will be out of the bag".

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

Exactly! Thank You so much for Your payment of attention in reading! I am enriched!

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denise ward's avatar

And I am enriched as well by your response!

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

🤗 💜 🤗

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denise ward's avatar

Here's something to feel chuffed about from Ashton Forbes: Free Energy Exists. They Used It on MH370

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZigDXaCzi6E

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

Not sure what to make of Forbes… LOL! Thanks!

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denise ward's avatar

Yeah he gets excited about making a trillion dollars. How droll that part was.

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