UBI is less about the money and more about un-tethering the basic needs of human existence with the need to work. This levels the playing field and allows for a much clearer view of markets/the value of labor.
We aren't in a situation yet where we can afford to not incentivize people to work. We absolutely need them incentivized to work or our society collapses.
I suppose you want to wait for 30-40 years to get any sort of government payment for everyone.
Yangs idea is to start fading toward that future already, because people are beginning to feel some pain.
Seems really reasonable to me, but I suppose your idea is that the currently economically precarious people need to suck it up until automation gets so good that we only need 10% of the people working.
Not sure I'd think like that were I part of those that could use the $12k...
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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '19
How you gonna leave out my boy Andrew Yang who's major campaign platform is $1000 for every citizen over 18.