Re:12-year study will look at effects of universal basic income
by ppeetteerr on Monday May 07, 2018 @01:01PM
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This is a great study and I hope it nets some value. UBI has already been tested in Canada and other areas of the world where it was abandoned.
The outcome, I would guess, is very circumstantial. Perhaps in Kenya, where there is lack of infrastructure and high corruption, giving people money will result in greater improved quality of life over providing subsidized services.
In Canada, I would argue that subsidized services (free healthcare, education, maternity leave, etc.) are more important as they guarantee that a person cannot possibility fall into the debt trap. Perhaps the ideal is something in between: cash (UBI) and services.
The outcome, I would guess, is very circumstantial. Perhaps in Kenya, where there is lack of infrastructure and high corruption, giving people money will result in greater improved quality of life over providing subsidized services.
In Canada, I would argue that subsidized services (free healthcare, education, maternity leave, etc.) are more important as they guarantee that a person cannot possibility fall into the debt trap. Perhaps the ideal is something in between: cash (UBI) and services.