For me the money given by governments for the pandemic allowing people to stay home has sort of become a proxy for UBI. Has allowed for the decrease in exploita

For me the money given by governments for the pandemic allowing people to stay home has sort of become a proxy for UBI. Has allowed for the decrease in exploitation of workers. As workers are under the barrel when negotiating for pay either they except what they can get or they and their children go hungry. This allows them to negotiate a better pay.