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As you say, there will be cases like this. Laws can provide for them to be declared incompetent and to appoint a guardian who would be responsible for distribut
by wrycoder 8y ago
As you say, there will be cases like this. Laws can provide for them to be declared incompetent and to appoint a guardian who would be responsible for distributing their UBI funds. If it’s necessary to institutionalize them, their UBI would go to that institution for the duration.
- indigodaddy 8y agoIs your handle a wordplay upon Ry Cooder, or are you actually a wry coder, or both?
- wrycoder 8y agoYes
- legostormtroopr 8y agoSo if you make bad decisions with money you get institutionalized? That sounds monstrous and unethical.
- wishinghand 8y agoWhat's worse, having a guardian to help you spend money or sleeping on the streets?
- taejo 8y ago"a guardian to help you spend money" is different from "institutionalized", which is what the parent and grandparent wrote. And sleeping on the streets is a real alternative to institutionalization that people can and sometimes do prefer.
- shliachtx 8y agoIt also seems ripe for abuse. I can already see people going around declaring people "unfit" and getting a cut of their UBI from the committing institution.
- wrycoder 8y agoWe have procedures now to have individuals declared incompetent and have guardians appointed. I agree, we don’t want the cure to be worse than the disease or to have corrupt institutions take advantage of people. Therefore, it would be best to error on the side of non-interference, which is about what we are doing now with the homeless. I’d further suggest that only a portion of their UBI go to the institution, while the balance would be available to assist with the later transition out.