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I'm sure most people would have fun if someone financed their vacation. The difference between your situation and basic income is that your income is because yo
by prewett 6y ago
I'm sure most people would have fun if someone financed their vacation. The difference between your situation and basic income is that your income is because you are providing enough value to people that they pay you money, while basic income is other people paying you money (taxpayers) with no expectation of providing any value.
"I really enjoyed my vacation paid for by my automated business and therefore basic income will improve people's well-being" is not a good argument for UBI. Of course people will have a good time when someone else is paying for them. But how does society afford to do that?
- eesmith 6y agoThe evidence from this trial is that people who received UBI did not treat it as a vacation. Indeed, "The employment rate for basic income recipients improved slightly more during this period than for the control group."