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If you go back to my original comment you'll see that I don't propose paying for food with UBI, it should also be supplied. > I can get $X for free, so I need
by solosoyokaze 6y ago
If you go back to my original comment you'll see that I don't propose paying for food with UBI, it should also be supplied.
> I can get $X for free, so I need "more than $X" to keep picking potatoes. Now potatoes cost "more than $X" because of labor cost. You can't buy potatoes with your $X UBI.
Why do you need more than $X to do the same job? Anything you get paid with be on top of UBI. People picking potatoes today are hardly living the life of luxury, pay their basic needs and they'll most likely just keep doing their same job and spending that extra money on stuff one level above survival.
- s3r3nity 6y ago>... I don't propose paying for food with UBI, it should also be supplied. This is the frustrating circular logic here...someone HAS to pick the potatoes! They don’t just show up magically, and you can’t just extrapolate and say that robots will handle all production of basic resources for an entire massive populace. Normally, socialist economies get around this problem by some combination of slavery, extremely high taxation, forced labor (I.e. not enough farmers - so I’m going to force you to farm regardless of your desired occupation) and/or starvation. Clearly none of those are ideal.
- solosoyokaze 6y ago> Normally, socialist economies get around this problem by some combination of slavery, extremely high taxation,forced labor (I.e. not enough farmers - so I’m going to force you to farm regardless of your desired occupation) and/or starvation. What happens to you today if you don't farm? Starvation and/or homelessness. I'm not suggesting socialism (as a first step). Like I said, people who are currently doing these jobs, will most likely continue to do them. It's just an upgraded base level of living for all and no one has to starve.