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Does this count as a massive scale UBI experiment? Does it confirm the concern that people would stop working
by nomoreplease 5y ago
Does this count as a massive scale UBI experiment? Does it confirm the concern that people would stop working
- moate 5y agoNo to both. 1- It's short term and even the level of payment is inconsistent. 2- People being put into this situation come from a multitude of existing economic situations, with no proper controls. Also, nobody is actually able to "opt in" (since you couldn't quit your job and collect UI in many places) We still have no idea what a widespread, long-term UBI program would look like or its effect, even after studying this. (though of course people on both sides of the debate will take the situation as proof that they were right).
- imtringued 5y agoIt's not a UBI because you have to be unemployed. It does confirm that some people stop working if they receive "welfare" which is not very surprising.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> Does this count as a massive scale UBI experiment? No, its (another, of many) experiment with exactly the kind of system UBI is defined in opposition to.