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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
I think it's important to remember that UBI is a proposed solution to a potential problem. Most rational people aren't proposing UBI under the current economic conditions but rather as a response to massive unemployment due to automation. It's impossible to say with certainty that this scenario would come to pass, but there are some indications that it's possible or even likely. If so, the socio-economic system will need to undergo a massive shift. Maybe UBI is a solution, maybe not.
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UBI for right now is a pretty popular idea, so unless you are claiming that these people are not rational, then I must disagree with you on that. The very title of this thread references a politician that ran for the Democratic presidential nomination with UBI as the centre piece of his platform.