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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by 1970-01-01 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @08:49AM (#50325678)
One caveat I don't think they understand, especially within a tropical environment, is retirees. Anywhere resembling FL and handing UBI out will slowly become flooded with old couples and retirees. Florida 2.0 if you will.
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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by jghn on Sunday November 01, 2026 @08:57AM (#50325744)
I believe it only applies to resident citizens, which is an easy way to avoid freeloaders
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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by interactivecode on Sunday November 01, 2026 @09:29AM (#50326052)
Also known as people and leisure. Why is that so bad? Sounds pretty great to me.

Can’t wait to retire and do all the things I enjoy doing.

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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by echoangle on Sunday November 01, 2026 @10:20AM (#50326492)
I think they meant that retirees will move there to receive UBI. In that case, the bad thing is that suddenly the island has to pay for people that just went there to get free money.
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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by 1970-01-01 on Sunday November 01, 2026 @10:29AM (#50326574)
Yes, this. Why retire in FL when you can retire with UBI? Permanent tourists will overwhelm the country.
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Re:A tiny Pacific country rolls out universal basic income by motionlessveloc on Sunday November 01, 2026 @02:13PM (#50328688)
Under the Compact of Free Association, US citizens are already free to move to the Marshalls. The reason they don't is that the Marshalls are a tiny, poor developing nation in the middle of nowhere, with the (lack of) healthcare this implies.

A friend of mine who works in shipping was once stuck there for a couple of weeks waiting for engine parts or something, and he was bored out of his skull.

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