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Re:Basic income in Finland did not lead to finding work, res... by dahfizz on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:42PM (#19117923)
> It's a general misunderstanding that Basic Income is some sort of job program, it's not.

The problem is that I've heard many proponents of UBI sell it as exactly that, a way for people to get better jobs. And I can't really blame them, framing UBI as a way to make unemployment more comfortable is not going to be very successfully politically.

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Re:Basic income in Finland did not lead to finding work, res... by notahacker on Friday February 08, 2019 @02:58PM (#19118063)
> framing UBI as a way to make unemployment more comfortable is not going to be very successfully politically.

Not least because in developed countries alternative redistribution systems exist to make unemployment more comfortable (much more comfortable than UBI, potentially, since fewer people will be net recipients), but on the assumption that people will actually take a job if offered it. Arguing it's worth redistributing funds from those who need or want to work to those who prefer leisure is a much harder sell...

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