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Re:European Citizen's Initiative for UBI by slg on Monday July 05, 2021 @01:37PM (#27740117)
The higher UBI areas would also be higher cost of living areas so in the right setup there would be little incentive to move just for UBI benefits.
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Re:European Citizen's Initiative for UBI by Beaver117 on Monday July 05, 2021 @01:43PM (#27740186)
But you would get to live in a higher cost area, at no cost to you.
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Re:European Citizen's Initiative for UBI by slg on Monday July 05, 2021 @01:59PM (#27740338)
What is the motive to live in a high cost of living area? Usually the two biggest reasons are economic and social opportunity. Economic opportunity is irrelevant in this instance if UBI cancels out in the two locations. Will there be enough social opportunities for people to leave their friends, family, and home country to move to a higher cost of living area?
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