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Universal basic income would benefit society more than traditional welfare programs
As automation increases, some argue UBI is the future of social safety nets.
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1 day ago
The current system punishes you for working - earn a dollar more and lose benefits. UBI doesn't have that problem. You always keep the money whether you work or not.
1 day ago
There's something deeply humiliating about the current welfare system. You have to prove you're poor enough, jump through hoops, deal with judgment. Just treat people like adults who can manage money.
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1 day ago
Prices will just go up. If everyone has an extra $1000, landlords and businesses will capture it through higher prices. In a few years you're back where you started.
1 day ago
Call me old fashioned but I think there's value in work beyond money. Purpose, structure, social connection. Paying people to do nothing isn't good for them.
1 day ago
This debate feels very different when you're actually living it versus just discussing it online.
1 day ago
I love the idea in theory but the math doesn't work. $1000/month to every adult is like $3 trillion a year. Where's that money coming from without destroying the economy?
1 day ago
Genuine question - what about people whose situation doesn't fit this?
1 day ago
Those 'successful' UBI experiments were tiny and temporary. People knew it would end and they were being watched. That's completely different from a permanent program.
1 day ago
This take always frustrates me because it ignores so many obvious problems.