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Re:Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? [video] by tonyedgecombe on Sunday February 03, 2019 @09:47AM (#19069801)
I think you could argue the developed world has an oversupply of food.

The biggest problem I can see is housing, if housing supply is constrained then I suspect any UBI will just end up in the pockets of landlords. Perhaps universal housing would be a better idea.

Re:Did Finland’s basic income experiment work? [video] by WheelsAtLarge on Sunday February 03, 2019 @07:32PM (#19073122)
You're right in a sense. But the only reason is that the governments subsidize the production.

People bitch about farmer subsidies but without them, farming would be a much more volatile business and farmers would be much more unlikely to be in the business. Thus cutting supply and making food much more expensive.

I wouldn't classify it as being naturally oversupplied. It's a result of the way governments manage the food production.