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veen · 2515 days ago · link · · parent · post: After Universal Basic Income, The Flood – Simon Sarris – Medium
Replace UBI with single-payer healthcare...and you know that it's probably gonna take more than that. ;)
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user-inactivated · 2515 days ago · link ·
On the other hand, UBI is fairly market orientated. Here's some economy points, go forth and spend as you will while we stigmatize you for it is a damn sight more American than let's organize consumers into a massive state backed bloc and drive down costs.
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Well on the other other hand, the stigma alone could make it politically infeasble and societally unacceptable. Ezra Klein made the point that even if someone figures out a workable and affordable UBI system, it will take a long time before people are willing to accept large swaths of people leeching off the government in something that isn't retirement.