Our mission

Win Basic Income for every U.S. citizen by building durable political power, through public education, organizing, and political advocacy that moves leaders from “interesting idea” to “implemented policy.”

Why basic income

The problem is not laziness. It’s volatility.

Across the country, millions of people are doing “everything right” and still living one emergency away from a financial cliff: rent spikes, medical bills, layoffs, caregiving responsibilities, and the growing mismatch between wages and costs.

Means-tested programs can help, but they often come with:

• complicated eligibility rules
• intrusive verification
• benefit cliffs that punish work and savings
• administrative costs that don’t make families more secure

Basic Income is the cleanest answer. A universal cash dividend:

• treats people like adults
• reduces stress and instability
• supports work (including caregiving, training, and entrepreneurship)
• strengthens local economies because people spend money where they live

Basic income is not a slogan. It is a practical, pro-freedom policy with a single purpose: make survival predictable so people can plan their lives.

What we mean by Basic Income

When we say Basic Income, we mean a policy with these core features:

• Universal

  Every U.S. citizen receives it. No stigma. No “deserving vs. undeserving.”

• Unconditional

  Not tied to employment, marital status, disability status, or paperwork.

• Individual

  Paid to people, not households—so it follows you.

• Reliable and predictable

  Not a temporary program or a lottery. A stable baseline you can count on.

• Dignity-first

  Cash respects choice. Families know what they need.

Our approach

We build power the way winning movements do: Clarity. Coalition. Consistency.

• Clarity

  Simple, repeatable messaging that people can share in one sentence.

• Coalition

  A wide tent, including workers, caregivers, veterans, entrepreneurs, students, retirees.

• Consistency

  A sustained campaign that doesn’t disappear after an election cycle.

What we do:

• Educate and persuade with plain-language explainers, myth-busting, and policy breakdowns.
• Mobilize grassroots supporters with actions that take minutes, not hours.
• Hold leaders accountable with public commitments and measurable benchmarks.
• Support champions who commit to passing basic income, and oppose efforts that block it.

What makes us different

We are universal on purpose. Basic income works best when it is universal. Universality:

• increases trust
• reduces administrative waste
• avoids “benefit cliffs”
• makes the policy politically durable

We speak to real lives, not ideology. This isn’t about left vs. right. It’s about whether people have:

• breathing room to handle emergencies
• freedom to leave unsafe situations
• the ability to retrain, relocate, or start something new
• time to care for family without falling into poverty

How we earn trust

Movements win when people believe three things:

• You mean what you say.
• You can execute.
• You will be transparent.

So we commit to:

• radical clarity in our goals and definitions
• disciplined focus on basic income for U.S. citizens
• transparent reporting and public accountability

As we grow, we will publish:

• our policy commitments and benchmarks
• our major campaign priorities
• summaries of our spending and results
• links to required public filings

Grassroots, meet governance

We are building a home for two kinds of supporters—without splitting the movement:

The message in one sentence

Basic income is a universal cash dividend that makes survival predictable, so Americans can work, care, build, and choose their own lives.

Join us

If you believe every U.S. citizen deserves a baseline of economic security:

• Follow us on Bluesky and share our explainers
• Subscribe for updates
• Volunteer (digital actions, outreach, organizing)
• Donate to help us scale

BasicallyIncome.org is where we build the coalition that makes basic income inevitable.

Contact

contact@BasicallyIncome.org