Universal Basic Income Experiment (wages, Obama, independent, high school)

[T-310]

People who give money away to deadbeats to test a bad theory are idiots.

[Winterfall8324]

Originally Posted by BornintheSprings

I've definitely read some sound leftist critiques of UBI since it is completely at the whims of the ruling class.

Yup, outside of any ideological differences I may have with system (demphasis on personal production) a more policy oriented critique I’ve heard that allows big business officials to automate their entire workforce (to further maximize production and have no salaries/benefits to pay) without receiving total political backlash and sustaining a consumer base that can spend money on their products.

[Chicano3000X]

Originally Posted by T-310

People who give money away to deadbeats to test a bad theory are idiots.

How are they deadbeats?

[Winterfall8324]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

With the government in charge of the program I'm sure it will be a rousing success.

Just like the war on drugs, the war on poverty, the education system, and housing.

Sign me up!

I agree (with what you mean by this comment).

[Frank DeForrest]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

With the government in charge of the program I'm sure it will be a rousing success.

Just like the war on drugs, the war on poverty, the education system, and housing.

Sign me up!

good news! you'll be signed up whether you want to participate or not
UBI - the war on human productivity and self worth

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Chicano3000X

We should let comcast call the shots.
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Put down the Communist Manifesto for a second and realize that AnCaps do not even recognize corporations.

They're fictitious...just like State you kneel before.

[T-310]

Originally Posted by Chicano3000X

How are they deadbeats?

People taking handouts because they are too lazy to work are deadbeats.

[No_Recess]

Originally Posted by Winterfall8324

I agree (with what you mean by this comment).

Mises noted our one similarity: hatred for the current Statist paradigm.

Unfortunately you simply want to set up another one. But that's another thread.

[BornintheSprings]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

Put down the Communist Manifesto for a second and realize that AnCaps do not even recognize corporations.

They're fictitious...just like State you kneel before.

So there would be no large businesses are you going to force a business owner not to grow there business?tsk tsk

[Chicano3000X]

Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest

good news! you'll be signed up whether you want to participate not
UBI - the war on human productivity and self worth

Well you can finally get back to school to earn that degree for that career you wanted.
Not saying it will work. Still alot of issues.

But the idea is that it will only pay enough to be livable but to really be up there and live a good life you still need to put in work. Otherwise your at the bottom still. Even with UBI alone, living conditions will still be crummy.

Thats the intended idea. But still risky. So I get the apprehension.

Imo UBI should be given to someone so ling as they do work. But they don’t have to kil themselves on a deadend job. Would give more room to focus on persuing a higher career.