Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0

Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by TomMarius on Thursday July 30, 2020 @04:37AM (#23995903)

What I am saying is that expecting UBI to transfer power to the employees while these problems still exist might not go too well. I don't expect UBI to be perfect from the get go, and I don't expect these other problems to be solved within the next decade - so what now? Do we condone poor people (that have absolutely no way to fight back) to the whims of a corrupt government for a decade or more because it might get better sometimes in the future?

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by mcv on Thursday July 30, 2020 @04:52AM (#23995999)

They already are. It's not something that's changing because of UBI. And if it's truly a UBI, then it will be a lot harder to deny people that basic income than it currently is with welfare and social security.

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by TomMarius on Thursday July 30, 2020 @04:58AM (#23996030)

IMHO it's a lot harder to deny a concrete, targeted entitlement than a super-wide payment for everyone without a reason/need that might just get reduced to nothing over time.

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by mcv on Thursday July 30, 2020 @05:28AM (#23996162)

It's much easier to deny that people meet a very specific set of criteria required for such a targeted entitlement, than to deny that they are citizens and alive.

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