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Originally Posted by indes
This. The problem with a 'basic standard of living' is that people will have no problem living slightly below it.
People get enough to rent their own place?
Get a roommate, you just gave yourself 400$/month in spending cash.
Need to be able to have a car?
Bicycle, Uber from groceries, another 400$/month in spending cash for yourself
Enough money for a well balanced diet?
Ditch the balanced and eat rice and protein shakes, share a Netflix account, share cars, work for tips, do odd jobs.
If a UBI is created I have no doubt we would see a generation of people who's lives revolve around playing the system.
Of course no one can predict the future, but I think a UBI gets us closer to dystopia than utopia over a few generations.
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Thats why a UBI that requires you to not work is a bad idea. If everyone gets it no matter what there isn't a problem with disincentives.