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Re:Universal Basic Income Is a Neoliberal Plot to Make You P... by knucklesandwich on Monday August 08, 2016 @09:57AM (#12247757)
I'm pretty ignorant about economics, but doesn't this assume perfect competition? For housing that's probably a reach (depending on the location) given the possibility of limited supply and near monopoly power of real estate owners in a given area. Maybe other areas can't be considered due to other factors like proximity to work, lack of public transit, etc. It seems hard to guarantee that these kinds of things work out as planned except in optimistic conditions.
Re:Universal Basic Income Is a Neoliberal Plot to Make You P... by thelamest on Monday August 08, 2016 @10:42AM (#12248139)
I'm ignorant as well. I agree it would increase prices for some desirable locations - but also, increase freedom of choice of where to work and live. Hard to guarantee, but the latter seems more significant-ish to me.