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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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There are many posters in this very thread who are advocating that UBI is feasible now.
In a future world where robots do all manual labour and menial jobs....yeah it makes more sense.