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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.
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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.

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