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In a universal system, what stops the landlord from raising rent an extra £1600 (or whatever the UBI amount is)?
by UtopiaPunk 3y ago
In a universal system, what stops the landlord from raising rent an extra £1600 (or whatever the UBI amount is)?
- ceejayoz 3y agoThe answers to this vary from public housing options to rent control to guillotines.
- Simulacra 3y agoIn other words, the only way it could work is through total government control of the market to keep businesses from raising prices. Completely illogical in western society.
- ceejayoz 3y agoWestern society has plenty of existing controls on price gouging. Housing is often especially heavily regulated.
- UtopiaPunk 3y agoI'd personally be more supportive of a robust UBI system if it came with such house pricing regulations. But I'd argue we need such house pricing regulation now, and in fact enacting would have a greater positive impact than the UBI itself. Politcally, though, I'm skeptical that would happen. There's a right-wing propoent of UBI, but they see it as a way of gutting the rest of the meager welfare system the U.S.A has, and I couldn't stand for that. If I were the benevolent king, I'd personally push through some sort of guaranteed housing program. The housing would be small, modest, and safe. Everyone would be entitled to such housing if they wanted it for minimal cost, and it would be provided at no cost for those at the very bottom rungs of the economic ladder.
- JoeAltmaier 3y agoThe market. Folks can spend their UBI money on anything.