Re:The basic income is a dangerous idea
by Turing_Machine on Sunday May 15, 2016 @08:50PM
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We had that before, pretty much. It was called "serfdom".
You provided the lord with a certain amount of labor (which varied considerably at different times and places), and the lord gave you a hovel and enough of the food you grew to survive.
I don't think we want to go back to that, really.
UBI, in my understanding of the term, is something else. If it requires service in exchange, it's not UBI.
You provided the lord with a certain amount of labor (which varied considerably at different times and places), and the lord gave you a hovel and enough of the food you grew to survive.
I don't think we want to go back to that, really.
UBI, in my understanding of the term, is something else. If it requires service in exchange, it's not UBI.