Re:We're officially launching UBI
by PeterisP on Thursday November 16, 2017 @04:03PM
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Some people will stop working, and that's perfectly okay, and that's not an argument against UBI - UBI is a solution for an environment with unemployment and unemployable people, so some people stopping working because UBI is sufficient for them is great, it will free up jobs for people who want more than UBI and do want to work.
Some people will spend the money on some way that seems wasteful to you, and that's perfectly okay as well - assuming they're sane adults, it's their business to choose which of their needs matter more and spend the money as they wish; we don't want all the UBI to become a transfer to specific companies running dirt cheap apartments with a food supply program, the recipients having a choice is a good thing that facilitates competition.
Yes, UBI is not a solution to people with major addictions and mental problems; it's not intended to. It does, however, ensure that a person with a mental or drug problem that can't hold a job isn't necessarily required to get their food by begging or crime.
Some people will spend the money on some way that seems wasteful to you, and that's perfectly okay as well - assuming they're sane adults, it's their business to choose which of their needs matter more and spend the money as they wish; we don't want all the UBI to become a transfer to specific companies running dirt cheap apartments with a food supply program, the recipients having a choice is a good thing that facilitates competition.
Yes, UBI is not a solution to people with major addictions and mental problems; it's not intended to. It does, however, ensure that a person with a mental or drug problem that can't hold a job isn't necessarily required to get their food by begging or crime.