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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
well wouldnt massive raises to minimum wage do that?
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Not if there aren't enough jobs, such as if the scenario in which automation leads to very high unemployment ends up really happening.
Really though, I think one of the most practical arguments for UBI in that scenario is one that places the government in the role of managing a transfer of wealth from the rich (people or corporates) to the poor and working class just so that those poor and working class don't come to eat the rich. It could be described as a protection racket, or, viewed in another way, could just be described as keeping your farm animals well fed so that they're docile and easy to work with, allowing you to keep farming them without disruption.