I’m extremely sceptical about UBI. (Yes I know about Ireland.)
Not all ideas are bad because bad people like them, but bad people do like UBI https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/115843053821195277
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…UBI relies upon generating surplus surplus. Which is about as anti-ecological as it gets.
Being unecological is on a fuse shorter than we think
@urlyman
Yes it mystifies me that so many environmentalists, even degrowthers, are seduced by that nonsense.
@markhburton @urlyman
I don't get your argument.
Where does #UBI rely on generating a surplus (surplus)?
Most people earn more than the UBI would be anyway, the money "surplus" is there.
With a fair tax system, the taxes paid would pay for the UBI
I perfectly get why environmentalists and degrowthers, support it as it would get rid of damaging bullshit jobs.
@urlyman
Ireland makes the case for non-universal BI, which is defensible.
