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I live in Australia where you can be on social security for life and for some it takes away the will to try, despite being quite a miserable amount. I really d
by airbreather 10y ago
I live in Australia where you can be on social security for life and for some it takes away the will to try, despite being quite a miserable amount.
I really don't see UBI as being an answer unless it is associated with some form of individual social responsibility.
- dagw 10y agoI don't know about Australia, but in most European countries I know, it is quiet easy to lose social security. Things like going back to school, taking on part time or freelance work, trying to start a company, traveling abroad for too long, working for charity etc. can all lead you losing your social security. It also requires you to invest a fair amount of time jumping trough seemingly administrative pointless hoops, where any misstep can again lead to you losing money. So the problem is not so much that it takes away the will to try as it actively discourages the will to try. Since UBI would be unconditional and you cannot lose it shouldn't have any of those perverse incentive problems.