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> what UBI actually means is giving exclusive in-groups more money than the median global income for free. We see exactly what happens in the gulf oil nations l
by pgwhalen 4y ago
> what UBI actually means is giving exclusive in-groups more money than the median global income for free. We see exactly what happens in the gulf oil nations like Qatar.
This is interesting to me and I wanted to dig in more. You seem to imply that Qatar has some form of UBI, but I can't find any source to that effect.
- Aunche 4y agoQatar doesn't have UBI, but I'd argue that what they haven't isn't very distinguishable from UBI. Qatari citizens are basically guaranteed a cushy government job where they are free to do whatever they want. 75% of Qataris are employed in the public sector [1], but they aren't actually doing the real work. For example, even though Qatar Airways is owned by the government, you'd most likely never see a flight crew member who's actually a citizen of Qatar. Similar jobs exist in Saudi Arabia, but recently they have been transitioning to a form of UBI [2]. [1] https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/Social/LaborForce/2018/statistical_analysis_labor_force_2018_En.pdf https://www.psa.gov.qa/en/statistics/Statistical%20Releases/... [2] https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/saudi-citizen-account-program-allocates-960mln-for-109mln-beneficiaries-for-august-oh1h2w6n https://www.zawya.com/en/economy/gcc/saudi-citizen-account-p...