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Re:Can Universal Basic Income Transform Society? by thrance on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @08:56AM (#40985366)
That is a very bad idea, implementing this would result in a massive state apparatus that would be insanely expensive to run and most inefficient.

People down on their luck would have to go through months of tribulations to prove they have the right to not starve, losing time not actually trying to climb out of their hole.

Also the point of UBI is that it is unconditional (The U stands for Univeral). It is supposed to be a simpler, fairer welfare system that allows everyone to focus on improving their lives instead of trying to survive.

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Re:Can Universal Basic Income Transform Society? by ziggyzecat on Wednesday July 17, 2024 @09:06AM (#40985466)
the state apparatus dealing with unemployment is already massive and it's resources can be reallocated. with hundreds of millions of refugees and immigrants from zones that will get fried by climate change, you really have no chance if you don't increase the efforts, capacity and variety of approaches of all state institutions.
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