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einrealistyesterday at 10:33 PM2 repliesview on HN

I strongly doubt it will even provide us with a roof over our heads. In an unconstrained market, the pressure to extract as much as possible from the UBI will be enormous. The amount of UBI will probably always lag years behind the actual amount required to create a liveable situation, and increasing its amount will be a constant political struggle.

UBI in an unconstrained market is nothing else than enslavement.

Fair and progressive taxation and proper social systems are far more efficient. UBI is just an excuse to get rid of social systems and leave everyone individually stranded with problems no one can solve alone.


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samplattyesterday at 11:49 PM

This is the most concisely-expressed version of the actual concerns for UBI that I've ever seen, thankyou.

dyauspitrtoday at 12:39 AM

> UBI in an unconstrained market is nothing else than enslavement.

How? It’s going to be a better situation than the current situation where people just become homeless and live on the streets. Yes, rent and food will cost more but there will always be vendors willing to make a reasonable margin.