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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by dllthomas on Thursday July 11, 2013 @12:11PM (#6026960)
>>> some areas become rich elite enclaves while other areas become basic income ghettos.

> This is basically the direction we're already headed in already.

A flat basic income would make this better not worse, as there would be more money available serving the needs of people in these poorer areas.

Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by BWStearns on Thursday July 11, 2013 @12:28PM (#6027074)
I am inclined to agree with you but I'm not certain. There are some arguments that those living off of BI would form a unique subset of the population and might effectively be ghettoized at least in terms of colocation as opposed to the more economic/social aspect due to their similar needs/means.
Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by dragonwriter on Thursday July 11, 2013 @01:18PM (#6027450)
> There are some arguments that those living off of BI would form a unique subset of the population and might effectively be ghettoized at least in terms of colocation as opposed to the more economic/social aspect due to their similar needs/means.

The people living primarily off BI (that is "the poor") would likely continue to be segregated, to a certain degree, both physically and socially from those more well-off. But that's not an effect of BI, that's true of the poor now and basically for all of human history.

Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by jchrisa on Thursday July 11, 2013 @12:47PM (#6027224)
the whole point of BI is that everyone gets it, even the rich
Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by dllthomas on Thursday July 11, 2013 @02:02PM (#6027812)
That doesn't mean those living exclusively on BI mightn't wind up ghettoized. I don't see why this would be any more true than in any other situation, though. (and as I've said elsewhere, I don't think BI should presently be enough to live comfortably on without draining savings).