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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Could this be considered a problem that we should be looking to solve, and that UBI could provide a solution for? If UBI makes the absolute worst, low paying jobs undesirable, then either innovation or a change in compensation would have to occur to ensure those jobs still get done. I don't see big innovations coming in the realm of toilet cleaning, but shouldn't compensation actually reflect the true value of the work and match the desirability of the position? Instead of continually allowing certain jobs to exist almost solely based on the fact that they take advantage of the basic need to survive, shouldn't we expect the compensation to match the job?
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The problem is UBI could work, but it probably won't. At it's heart it's no different than socialism and income distribution, except with all the abuses of our capital system left unchecked. Your taxing the middle class to pay for the poor, slowly bringing everyone down to nothing. It's happened time and time again. Great philosophy. Horrible actual results.
Even within the social program options of providing higher wages to low income earnings, UBI is an awful choice. Why not just have the government pay people with undesirable jobs more? Or increase benefits for schooling towards skilled labour.
I also don't think you realize the realities of running a business. The UBI scheme increases the tax burden on the middle class and businesses. And then you expect them to be able to afford to pay lower end workers more on top of all that. The majority of small businesses fail as it is. Now your telling them to pay more taxes to fund a UBI and then pay basic labourers more money too.