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The basics are that the price of inelastic goods (housing, food) will rise to absorb any disposable portion of basic income, resulting in calls for increased ba
by _rpd 11y ago
The basics are that the price of inelastic goods (housing, food) will rise to absorb any disposable portion of basic income, resulting in calls for increased basic income (using "living wage" rhetoric) and a positive feedback loop.
I'm assuming inelastic goods aren't price controlled (creates intolerable shortages) and that basic income does increase disposable income. There are revenue neutral versions of basic income sometimes proposed by conservatives - dismantle social security and distribute the proceeds - but I don't think those versions are what most advocates have in mind when they call for basic income.