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Re:Young adults in L.A. to get $1k a month under new guarant... by adastra22 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:42PM (#33193441)
Except so many people did do exactly that. UBI enthusiasts are saying people won’t quit their jobs etc. if it isn’t universal and forever. But they did.
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Re:Young adults in L.A. to get $1k a month under new guarant... by woodruffw on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:26PM (#33195372)
I don't know what a "UBI enthusiast" is, but I'm not it.

I'm not aware of anybody who claims that people won't quit their jobs if you (1) make them stay indoors and (2) give them money, and (3) invert the economy (justifiably!) for 6 months.

The claim that UBI advocates make is that UBI, when actually applied, is just a negative income tax. Alaska has one, and it doesn't make people quit their jobs.

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