It’s a good concept in terms of having a social safety net and meeting basic needs. But if we keep everything else the same and just start giving everyone $5000 checks, then the rent and essentials will just magically go up in price to where it’s basically the same as it was before.
A friend suggested UBI for rural and semi rural areas only.
“If you want to collect a check and do fuckall but work on your art or music or whatever. Fine, but do it somewhere people arent fighting tooth and nail to live awesome lives.” If you want to live near the beach and have awesome international touring bands come to your city… that shit is for the people who work for it.
As long as the government isn’t printing money, it’s not like that money loses value. It’s possible prices will go up domestically, but internationally it will be much less profound.
It’s a good concept in terms of having a social safety net and meeting basic needs. But if we keep everything else the same and just start giving everyone $5000 checks, then the rent and essentials will just magically go up in price to where it’s basically the same as it was before.
A friend suggested UBI for rural and semi rural areas only.
“If you want to collect a check and do fuckall but work on your art or music or whatever. Fine, but do it somewhere people arent fighting tooth and nail to live awesome lives.” If you want to live near the beach and have awesome international touring bands come to your city… that shit is for the people who work for it.
I mean, its not a terrible idea.
UBI will work that way, in any case. There can’t be enough free money to live in highly desired areas.
But there can be enough free money to live simply with some dignity.
Honestly, at first, UBI might only be enough to make living simply with dignity more accessible to more people. It would still be an improvement.
Mmm, close.
As long as the government isn’t printing money, it’s not like that money loses value. It’s possible prices will go up domestically, but internationally it will be much less profound.