When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.

posted 10 months ago

JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee

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Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

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Sekrayray@lemmy.world

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10 months ago

Mostly tech items like TV’s, but I saw it with some furniture, too.

I just worry that UBI won’t do enough to redistribute wealth without concomitant systematic change. I honestly think those in economic power probably need a good degree of is stripped away for society to really move on and heal from rampant, unchecked capitalism.

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