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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by trueismywork on Sunday June 29, 2025 @06:12AM (#44411827)
How would it increase inequality?
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by gosub100 on Sunday June 29, 2025 @10:23AM (#44413404)
those who choos 40hr work weeks have similar earnings and quality of life as someone who sits at home all day on UBI.
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by jenniferCrawdad on Sunday June 29, 2025 @11:39AM (#44413960)
Why do you think the word "universal" is in the phrase "universal basic income"?
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by gosub100 on Sunday June 29, 2025 @02:28PM (#44415227)
then it will never happen, of course. keep fantasizing
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by sensanaty on Sunday June 29, 2025 @12:19PM (#44414240)
No? Everyone would get the same amount, and then the people working 40h would get more than the people not doing anything.
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Re:The Death of the Middle-Class Musician by orangecat on Sunday June 29, 2025 @02:25PM (#44415199)
Absolutely not. Our current system is closer to that because you lose benefits as your income increases, to the point where in some case it's possible to get a raise and end up worse off. With UBI (assuming it replaces most means-tested benefits), you're always better off earning more.
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