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Scott pointed some very good reasons why it might not be a good idea: https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/05/16/basic-income-not-basic-jobs-against-hijacking-utopi

• inyorgroove 6y ago
  The point is find something useful for them to do. The WPA built the all the stonework retaining walls and stairs at my high school (est 1897). The record keeping wasn't great I bet they built more of it actually.
  • unishark 6y ago
    Put an exercise bike in everyone's house hooked up to a generator. Pay people to produce electricity.
• jay_kyburz 6y ago
  I think a UBI would work well alongside a jobs for all program rather than instead of it. Say 20k a year for UBI for the disabled, carers, parents, pensioners, and people who are unemployable for whatever reason, or 40k a year working on some huge infrastructure project.