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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by brosirmandude on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:22PM (#23994252)
This is the point right here.

Every reaction to UBI discussions immediately assume UBI is trying to replace all income, which is very much not the idea.

It's a floor for society.

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by bob33212 on Thursday July 30, 2020 @08:38AM (#23997370)
We currently have a floor (SNAP and food stamps, food banks, and soup kitchens, homeless shelters). UBI is about more than not starving.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by lifeformed on Thursday July 30, 2020 @10:21PM (#24005066)
Those floors are still pretty low as they don't cover housing. UBI is like, a food, shelter, and health floor.
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by bob33212 on Friday July 31, 2020 @07:21AM (#24007596)
Exactly, UBI gives the people an option not to work, but still survive
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