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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.

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When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.

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Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

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Who determines its unnecessary? The market? Government groups?

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