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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Simply might not be the best word to use here, if it were simple we probably would have indexed minimum wage a long time ago.
I don’t necessarily disagree with your theory however it’s going to be very impractical to implement and maintain when you have governments for and against it running for office every 4 years or less.
I view UBI as little more than a political distraction to draw attention away from the real issues preventing greater equity in the distribution of wealth. Historically we’ve been able to reduce income inequality without a UBI, we simply just need to change the policies that are currently restricting our ability to do so once again.
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Simple and Politically possible are two different things.
I’m not a big fan of UBI, I’d retire immediately at 2k per month per person. I just don’t think inflationary concerns are a reason not to like UBI.
Reasonable Labour Laws and universal healthcare not tied to your job would go a long way.