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UBI would introduce massive inequality between those who work and those who don't. Much tension would arise.
by HPsquared 1y ago
UBI would introduce massive inequality between those who work and those who don't. Much tension would arise.
- trueismywork 1y agoHow would it increase inequality?
- gosub100 1y agothose who choos 40hr work weeks have similar earnings and quality of life as someone who sits at home all day on UBI.
- jenniferCrawdad 1y agoWhy do you think the word "universal" is in the phrase "universal basic income"?
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- gosub100 1y agothen it will never happen, of course. keep fantasizing
- sensanaty 1y agoNo? Everyone would get the same amount, and then the people working 40h would get more than the people not doing anything.
- orangecat 1y agoAbsolutely not. Our current system is closer to that because you lose benefits as your income increases, to the point where in some case it's possible to get a raise and end up worse off. With UBI (assuming it replaces most means-tested benefits), you're always better off earning more.
- decimalenough 1y agoHow would this differ from the tension we have today between the employed and the unemployed? The latter are already heavily stigmatized (dole bludgers, welfare queens, etc).
- mentalpiracy 1y agoa definitive assertion offered without elaboration
- graemep 1y agoIt would do the opposite. It would set a minimum income that everyone would know they had. Whatever work people did would add to that. It would encourage the unemployed to start businesses, or do casual work as they would keep all the money (rather than having their benefits cut).