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Re:UBI as a productivity dividend by ciwchris on Saturday March 14, 2026 @01:56PM (#47379260)
I recently came across the idea of Universal Basic Capital (UBC): "granting every person a meaningful ownership stake in productive assets from birth." UBC would be enormously difficult to implement, as well as have its own weaknesses. It doesn't seem realistic, but introduces a new idea into the conversation.

https://www.digitalistpapers.com/vol2/autorthompson#:~:text=...

Re:UBI as a productivity dividend by gruez on Saturday March 14, 2026 @03:44PM (#47380381)
How do you prevent people from being swindled and selling their stake off? If it can't be sold off, how's that any different than a corporation tax?
Re:UBI as a productivity dividend by rangestransform on Saturday March 14, 2026 @06:32PM (#47382008)
Part of living in a free society is being able to destroy your own life by various means