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andrei_says_last Monday at 4:40 PM1 replyview on HN

Trials show that UBI is fantastic and does bring the best in people, lifting them from poverty and addiction, making them happier, healthier and better educated.

It is awful for the extractive economy as employees are no longer desperate.

Here’s a discussion with a historian who has done a lot of research on the topic https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8de9u2/i_am_a_histori...


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talentedcoinlast Monday at 5:18 PM

This is not true. Don't ask a historian, ask an economist:

https://knowledge.insead.edu/economics-finance/universal-bas...

With some exceptions, UBI generally doesn't seem to work.

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