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Yes, you cant pre-pay specific people not to commit a crime. I do think a UBI (basic income) would reduce crime enormously, if it were confiscated when they ar
by conanbatt 8y ago
Yes, you cant pre-pay specific people not to commit a crime.
I do think a UBI (basic income) would reduce crime enormously, if it were confiscated when they are in prison. It would be a powerful economic incentive.
- brewdad 8y agoI have no doubt it would be used to "pay" for ones incarceration. Thus adding more fuel to the dumpster fire that is the for-profit prison system in the US. Done properly, it could provide a strong incentive not to commit crimes. I have little faith that it would ever be done properly.
- conanbatt 8y agoUBI would not defray the cost of incarceration. But even if I concede negative reactions, the bulk will definitely be positive. (thats my bet anyway). Remember most petty criminals make less than minimum wage.
- Viliam1234 8y ago> Remember most petty criminals make less than minimum wage. Which direction is the causation? Do they steal because they are poor? Are they poor because they have bad behavior, such as stealing? Or is both stealing and low wage caused by a common factor, such as mental illness?