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Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by clnq on Thursday August 31, 2023 @07:40PM (#37344982)
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Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by mofosyne on Thursday August 31, 2023 @09:20PM (#37345654)
Good point, in regards to concerns about inflation devaluing UBI's can be addressed through progressive taxation, which ensures fair funding without burdening the less well-off. Targeted government spending and investments in essential services can also mitigate potential inflation while promoting economic growth. Crafting effective UBI policies involves striking a balance between economic considerations and social support systems to maximize positive outcomes.

Looks like you got some common questions that maybe this site can explain as well.

https://basicincomeaustralia.com/faq/

Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by clnq on Friday September 01, 2023 @04:56AM (#37348355)
How does progressive taxation stop inflation? “Effective UBI” policies is the goal but doesn’t describe a solution to any particular problem.
Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by xyzzy123 on Friday September 01, 2023 @05:10AM (#37348440)
My worry is that as long as every city with desirable jobs is housing constrained, UBI will basically be a subsidy for landlords and existing landowners.
Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by mofosyne on Friday September 01, 2023 @05:48AM (#37348680)
It's not a silver bullet for everything, but it will at least avoid the effect of people picking non optimal jobs just because they need food on the table.

Ideally this will be combined with good urban design to encourage higher density living and good public transportation with a decentralized city layout.

Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by imtringued on Friday September 01, 2023 @06:42AM (#37349030)
>Ultimately, UBI doesn’t create more resources in an economy - it just makes more nominal cash flow through it.

You're assuming a competitive equilibrium. At that point you have reached optimality and it is impossible to improve, which then leads to the apparent conclusion that doing anything at all can make things only worse, not better.

"The current allocation of money is perfect. Optimality demands that these people stay homeless."

Only to then be disproven by this study as it proved net societal savings, which is impossible under the competitive equilibrium model.

The thing about assuming competitive is that it implies either that rational actors are non deterministic turing machines or P = NP.

Re:Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness by clnq on Friday September 01, 2023 @09:50AM (#37350829)
> You're assuming a competitive equilibrium

No. That’s a different topic. I’m saying that it doesn’t matter how we distribute money — there is a finite number of real value in an economy.