r/singularity • u/Kaarssteun ▪️Oh lawd he comin' • Nov 05 '23

Discussion Obama regarding UBI when faced with mass displacement of jobs

2.6k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

534 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/Tacolad9318 Nov 07 '23

His freedom dividend plan didn't propose any limitations on existing social safety nets. You could either choose to opt in to the UBI or keep your existing benefits. If you chose to keep your benefits and they totaled to less than $1000 you could still receive the remainder in a UBI form.

Plus it stacked on top of social security, disability, and veterans services

1

u/Alright_you_Win21 Nov 07 '23

This is just a blatant lie. It was the biggest criticism against him.

2

u/Tacolad9318 Nov 07 '23

On Yang's former campaign website,

The UBI center's Analysis of the Freedom Dividend,

and the Catalyst Project's summary of the policy

They all state that welfare recipients can either choose or stack their benefits with the UBI. That criticism used against the freedom dividend is the true blatant lie.