One thing I often see skipped on in research like this is how the people that can’t manage their money are dealt with. Imagine i get UBI so i should be able to pay for groceries and rent, but I’m also an addict and spent all my money on drugs. This will still lead me to homelessness and starvation. I’m not saying this is a valid reason to not implement a UBI, I would even say it’s not a relevant argument for or against UBi. But groups like these will still exist and will still need help. Again, i feel like research like this only looks at the impact on stable people with a healthy mind. Will people still be willing to help out strangers if they expect the government pays for their rent and food? Or will the gap between the ‘smart people’ with normal lives and the ‘stupid people’ with broken lives only get bigger?
Everyone gets a chance. Just because not everyone uses it correctly doesn’t validate the current standard of no one getting a chance.
“Well, we could build a bridge but someone might walk across it to commit crime.” Is not a valid reason to cancel the bridge, it’s an aimless aside with no bearing on the conversation about how the bridge will help most people.
In my comment I never mentioned any personal reservations, I want to point out there is a lack of data on the effects it might have on the community as a whole. I feel I cannot be for or against UBI without knowing that, although seeing how big the positives are for individuals I am (and have been for a while) leaning towards being for it.
One thing I often see skipped on in research like this is how the people that can’t manage their money are dealt with. Imagine i get UBI so i should be able to pay for groceries and rent, but I’m also an addict and spent all my money on drugs. This will still lead me to homelessness and starvation. I’m not saying this is a valid reason to not implement a UBI, I would even say it’s not a relevant argument for or against UBi. But groups like these will still exist and will still need help. Again, i feel like research like this only looks at the impact on stable people with a healthy mind. Will people still be willing to help out strangers if they expect the government pays for their rent and food? Or will the gap between the ‘smart people’ with normal lives and the ‘stupid people’ with broken lives only get bigger?
Everyone gets a chance. Just because not everyone uses it correctly doesn’t validate the current standard of no one getting a chance.
“Well, we could build a bridge but someone might walk across it to commit crime.” Is not a valid reason to cancel the bridge, it’s an aimless aside with no bearing on the conversation about how the bridge will help most people.
I agree
Awesome, I understand your reservations and I wish we could find a way to mass dispel them because it is a common perspective.
In my comment I never mentioned any personal reservations, I want to point out there is a lack of data on the effects it might have on the community as a whole. I feel I cannot be for or against UBI without knowing that, although seeing how big the positives are for individuals I am (and have been for a while) leaning towards being for it.