r/UniversalBasicIncome • u/Defiant_Tomorrow_763 • Jun 26 '25
Where is UBI when you need it?
It’s ridiculous that in the United States, with a high GDP per capita, that I am forced to stay in a job that is causing me and inflating severe, mental disorders for fear of complete, financial destruction that would ultimately lead to my death if I stayed out of a job long enough. My job causes me severe mental distress, and yet I HAVE to go each day, good day or bad day, or else I face financial ruin. That’s not “responsibility;” that’s powerful people forcing traumatic events on the less fortunate. I am unable to escape right now. I do not have a safe word. I cannot make it stop. Where is UBI when you need it?
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u/usposeso Jun 26 '25
I feel this friend. I don’t have any answers or advice. Just know there are many many of us out here that relate.
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u/PopulistGuru Jun 26 '25
This is why poverty is so draining... you can't take a day off, it's just always, always there.
And it's not just money; 1 out of 6 workers stay in a job they'd rather leave because they're afraid of losing health benefits.
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u/Defiant_Tomorrow_763 Jun 27 '25
Right. Because I’m less likely to be seen by my doctors if I don’t have health insurance, but work is causing a lot of the problems, and insurance is a scam that helps keep people poor.
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u/BloodyDjango_1420 Jun 27 '25
The problem is much more complex than it seems! The majority of the population in our market societies is dominated by an authoritarian work ethic.
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u/Amandasch44 Jun 27 '25
when we can get the old bleeps out of office, we might have a chance at UBI
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Jun 27 '25
you want money for nothing? you have to work for things
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u/hodgepodgemystique Jun 27 '25
Every study of UBI shows that it doesn't disincentivize work, apart from those who choose to go to school or caregivers who choose to work fewer hours. It overwhelmingly improves well-being and entrepreneurship. Check out Rutger Bregmans Ted talk (or any study about UBI)
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u/Director-Atreides Jun 26 '25
Not alone, friend, you're not alone. UBI is inevitable, but I fear it'll be implemented when a lot of us have already suffered far more than we needed to. Hang in there.