Re:Finland is scrapping plans to extend its basic income pro...
by dragonwriter on Thursday April 19, 2018 @09:21PM
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> I have really only read comments on UBI so I might be extremely wrong, but I believe the idea is that as we move toward a more "automated" life, the "1%" can make enough to pay for the 99% to have UBI.
That's an idea, but far from universal among UBI proponents.
Actually, reducing the concentration of capital by redistributing it's returns is part of it, and in that view preventing control of the pre-redistribution gains by an increasingly narrow class is part of the goal.
That's an idea, but far from universal among UBI proponents.
Actually, reducing the concentration of capital by redistributing it's returns is part of it, and in that view preventing control of the pre-redistribution gains by an increasingly narrow class is part of the goal.