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The primary reason I support it, and I don't think I'm alone among founders in this, is that I think that society is not going to work very well in the long ter
by ericd 9y ago
The primary reason I support it, and I don't think I'm alone among founders in this, is that I think that society is not going to work very well in the long term unless we strengthen our social safety nets. I want to live in a society that functions well, because I'm happier when surrounded by happier people.
I also think that it would enable more people to take the risk of trying something new if they knew that failing didn't mean destitution, and I think that we'd see significant upside from that in terms of economic competitiveness. I think I should be paying more taxes than I am to fund that, especially on unearned income.
- a-kojeve 9y agoThere's an important distinction, however, between redistribution that seeks to create a more free and just society and retribution that seeks to prevent a society without consumers. Most tech people in favor of redistributive schemes like UBI are in favor of the later.
- ericd 9y agoAh, well, I'm in favor of UBI and both of the reasons you mention for it - the free market is still the best way we've found to allocate resources to worthwhile projects.