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In the current US system, much of income is captured by rent and health insurance, regardless of where it comes from. But I share the same concern that UBI wou
by musicale 4y ago
In the current US system, much of income is captured by rent and health insurance, regardless of where it comes from.
But I share the same concern that UBI would immediately be added to rent.
And that it might combine poorly with existing perverse incentives:
"Across the nation, landlords with units in poor neighborhoods average nearly $100 a month in net profit, compared to about $50 in affluent neighborhoods, and just $3 in middle-class areas."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-21/housing-exploitation-is-rife-in-poor-neighborhoods https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-21/housing-e...