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Originally Posted by SebC
They would need supplemental money to keep up with the Joneses, but having the ability to quit a dead-end job and still have their basic needs taken care of improves economic mobility.
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Economic mobility is about more than just keeping up with the Joneses, if people can only afford the basics and jobs don’t provide an opportunity to improve your situation beyond buying trinkets I’m not sure how we’re any better off with UBI. Just because you give someone enough money to pay for their rent, food, etc doesn’t mean they’re going to spend it on that.