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Re:WFH – Watched from Home: Office 365 and workplace surveil... by lelanthran on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:04AM (#36193725)
> You can accuse UBI of many things but unfair it is clearly not, hence the "universal". Everyone gets the same amount -

I pointed out upthread that the so-called "universal" aspect of UBI is a dealbreaker. Special groups will complain, and have mass support for their complaints, if ever UBI is rolled out.

In your world, it's "fair" if 20yo gamers get the same monthly stipend as a 40yo cripple. In reality you'd have complaints from special groups that will be supported in their grievance by the clear majority of the population.

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Re:WFH – Watched from Home: Office 365 and workplace surveil... by wizofaus on Monday June 05, 2023 @12:28PM (#36198740)
Yes, it's fair because I wouldn't expect that stipend to be required to pay for whatever extra medical costs said cripple had. Further a "fair" system is never going to abolish all unfairness inherent in human existence - at a minimum it just needs to provide sufficient support that those who are struck with particularly bad luck don't suffer unnecessarily for it.
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