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One can also look at Alaska over the past ~40 years to see that people are willing to work while getting UBI.
by dfxm12 2y ago
One can also look at Alaska over the past ~40 years to see that people are willing to work while getting UBI.
- lxgr 2y agoIs it accurate to call an inflation-adjusted yearly payment of ~$2000 UBI, though? I know nothing about housing and living expenses in Alaska, but I'd guess that isn't exactly enough to make work completely optional.
- dfxm12 2y agoYes, absolutely. It sounds like you're conflating a few things. UBI is as it says, an income that is given universally. UBI doesn't imply a certain amount of income. Other phrases may be used for what you seem to be describing: full basic income, guaranteed minimum income (which implies means testing).
- lxgr 2y agoUnder that definition, $1/year/person would still "qualify" as UBI, and I don't think there are many interesting conversations to be had around that.
- dfxm12 2y agoThis is why I'm glad in practice politicians, economists, etc., tend to study these things in order figure out how to structure social services in a way that actually helps people and not to make "Reductio ad absurdum" style arguments.