Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoSo much for "progress"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up11.45Kcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.45KimageSo much for "progress"lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square160fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareDJKJuicy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoUniversal Basic Income. No strings attached. Everybody gets it. There is no income threshold. Regular human: UBI McDonalds worker: UBI + McDonalds income Bus driver: UBI + Bus driver income Doctor: UBI + Doctor’s income Billionaire tech CEO: UBI + Tech CEO money Yeah, the inflationary pressure would probably be insane and would constantly negate any progress. I’m not an economist so I don’t really know.
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoI think that’s a faulty interpretation of what an UBI should be. Universal Basic Income should mean everyone Human has at minimum that basic wage. By their own means or with help. Meaning ultimately that there are no humans living under X amount of money.
Universal Basic Income. No strings attached. Everybody gets it. There is no income threshold.
Yeah, the inflationary pressure would probably be insane and would constantly negate any progress. I’m not an economist so I don’t really know.
I think that’s a faulty interpretation of what an UBI should be.
Universal Basic Income should mean everyone Human has at minimum that basic wage. By their own means or with help.
Meaning ultimately that there are no humans living under X amount of money.