# Steem Basic Income
Steem Basic Income is a social experiment to bring a basic income to as many Steemians as possible. Members join by sponsoring others into the program. Steem Basic Income is delivered through providing regular upvotes to member content.

Some of our members have started using the #steembasicincome tag for their contests, so check there for contests that we might not have resteemed!

## Support from Members
Thank you all for your support! The upvotes that we receive from our members are an essential component to keep delivering a sustainable basic income! We can also see some of the upvotes from fixed return services like @lays and @smartmarket that we use to boost our long-term sustainability.
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSzbkckdNysKbUNf2ZNxW1QzqbL6jqoXtwbAg26UuqLQq/image.png)
*img source: http://www.steemreports.com/top-voters/@steembasicincome*

All members that upvote consistently are rewarded with a bonus increase in their voting weight. To get the best benefit, we recommend using @steemvoter or @steemauto.

You've seen that chart of upvotes received, but how does that drive sustainability? Here are our SP rewards received over the last 28 days:
![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdH1KrTMd47HZFuLiCqEwyVAiNLbC8yXi3KYSFvsRobSd/image.png)

With the trend somewhat flat over the last month (even with rapid membership growth), we've had to return to the delegation markets to maintain our target ratios. In spite of that, we still have extra SP that we can power up. If we didn't have the rewards shown on this chart, we would be relying much more heavily on leased delegation. Instead, we can invest in long-term sustainability!

## Steem Basic Income Enrollment
If you want to join Steem Basic Income... Send 1 STEEM to @steembasicincome. Include in the comments the name of a Steemian that you would like to sponsor. You and the person you sponsor will each receive 1 share in the program and receive regular Upvotes on your posts.

## Questions?
We broke down the mechanics for how the program works in the [complete overview](https://steemit.com/basicincome/@steembasicincome/steem-basic-income-a-complete-overview). You can check your share counts and upvoting weight in our spreadsheet [explained here](https://steemit.com/basicincome/@steembasicincome/steem-basic-income-membership-update-pulling-back-the-screen). If you have any questions, ask away in the comments section or join us in our [discord channel](https://discord.gg/fpSnkFM).


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