JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoWhen talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.message-squaremessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down131file-text
arrow-up1311arrow-down1message-squareWhen talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square212fedilinkfile-text
Those seem incompatible to me. (UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoThe perverse incentive structure of non-universal aid is one of the most fucked up things our society does.
The perverse incentive structure of non-universal aid is one of the most fucked up things our society does.