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I can see what their though process is. 1. All resources are distributed for labor in an open market. 2. All resources are held, some are distributed for labor
by eximius 7y ago
I can see what their though process is.
1. All resources are distributed for labor in an open market.
2. All resources are held, some are distributed for labor in an open market, some are distributed for UBI.
3. All resources are held, there is little to no open market left, the rest is distributed via UBI.
4. UBI now require certain conditions to be claimed, such as participation in various labor programs, or, perhaps, whatever program you are assigned to. The open market has collapsed or is too small to offer a meaningful alternative to, effectively, economically enforced labor.
Think of an economy like in Player Piano: only the engineers have jobs. The rest 'work' for their pay, but have no agency.
- vincnetas 7y ago"UBI now require certain conditions to be claimed" No it does not. That the idea of universal basic income. Everyone gets it.
- eximius 7y agoSorry, I wasn't clear. Each stage is an evolution of policy. Once people rely on UBI and don't have easily accessible alternative options, those who control UBI can corrupt it to control those who depend on it. We have seen this happen, generally with good intentions, in Federal funding for roads and such. I'm not saying this course of events is inevitable, only that it is very possible to imagine. Particularly now, as many of our enshrined institutions are being corroded.