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Assuming the UBI works out as intended and doesn't lead to unmanageable inflation the definition of destitution will just change to reflect the new floor. How

Assuming the UBI works out as intended and doesn't lead to unmanageable inflation the definition of destitution will just change to reflect the new floor. How many 70s government housing project apartments or leaky rural shacks do you think you'd need to combine to get one working set of appliances and utilities that every section 8 apartment and double wide trailer has these days? (I'd put that number at 3-5). That was the floor then. That floor is mostly the subfloor now. As things get better our standards get higher. Progress is good but you will never "solve" poverty, destitution, or any other bad thing that is defined relative to the rest of the population.

rorykoehler 5y ago
Things need to be maintained. Public HDB housing from the 1970s in Singapore is as good if not better than the new builds going up here in Germany. Destitution is not a moving goal post. You need adequate food, water, housing, healthcare, education and security. This is what UBI has to cover. If private housing is soaking it all up through rent seeking then it can be solved via rent controlled public or public/private (like Singapore’s hdb) housing schemes. You want more then you have to work for it.