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user-inactivated · 3934 days ago · link · · parent · post: Three trends that push us towards an unconditional basic income
this particular article specifies adult recipients only, so children would likely have to be provided for by additional income from employment also consider that UBI doesn't eliminate markets, so scarce resources would still be rationed by the price mechanism. if we ever started pushing the limits of the planet (perhaps with some additional tax deterrent), people would have a price incentive to become vegetarian, or live in smaller homes, or do whatever else will reduce their resource footprint.