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Could UBI play a possible role?

• thorin 4y ago
  The UK is now advertising a massive employment rate / very low employment. However obvs that disregards retired, minors, people in full time education, people with medical issues. According to google over 5 million receive Universal Credit, which is kind of a form of UBI to top up wages. This allows big corp to underpay and have it topped up by the Government=>YOU.
• jelliclesfarm 4y ago
  I don’t think UBI in the form of currency would be useful. I do want to guess that in a time frame 5-10 years, it would make more sense for govt to institute a system where everyone gets free electricity/water/energy and food stamps etc. maslow’s pyramid would be widely popular again. I think the following should be implemented(rather than a prediction) from a Californian pov: 1. Cap population and allow migration to maintain population limit(exodus/immigration/emigration/death rate/birth rate etc). Create a point based immigration system like every other sensible country in the world. 2. Abolish all taxes expect a single flat consumption tax. 3. Automate most of public sector and take governance/voting to the block chain. Every issue goes to a vote. 4. Create a two tiered weighted voting system. One for all residents(issues related to daily living in CA like roads/transport/schools etc..people focused decisions) and another for citizenry(security/energy/environment/capital/infrastructure/elected official..state related decisions) 5. Provide everyone free utilities/food stamps/govt housing/ medical/ education(university as well as vocational). 6. Be food secure, sustainable, energy independent. 7. Remove all campaign funding and keep govt small. Elected officials are public servants. They must serve.