Re:Policies that make the poor less poor
by alex_smart on Monday June 21, 2021 @02:18PM
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Like I said, my objection was based on the way you had phrased that last sentence in your comment.
> It's probably not as important in places where it's still cheaper to hire humans than it is to install a robot in most cases.
The reason universal basic income does not work in India is not because people here still have their $3/day jobs. It doesn't work because there is simply not enough wealth here to restribute, so the problem here is still one of creation of wealth.
> It's probably not as important in places where it's still cheaper to hire humans than it is to install a robot in most cases.
The reason universal basic income does not work in India is not because people here still have their $3/day jobs. It doesn't work because there is simply not enough wealth here to restribute, so the problem here is still one of creation of wealth.