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lyu07282today at 6:30 PM1 replyview on HN

This is kind of like social security, medicare or the 5 day work week, if everyone suddenly had $x more disposable income per year? Landlords and grocery stores and everyone else would raise prices because they know people can afford it.


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bryanlarsentoday at 8:05 PM

And UBI would give people the freedom to move to a place with cheap rent and groceries. Rent is high in places with jobs and low in places without.

Supply and demand will work better, lowering prices.