• grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    If a universal basic income started today with the stipulation…

    Let me stop you right there. If there are any “stipulations,” it ceases to be “universal” by definition.

  • don@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    The point of UBI is that it has no stipulations. It’s guaranteed no matter what.

    • Bocky@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Exactly. Its value becomes evident when a version gets to the stage where they can’t work. Very different from those that choose not to work.

      • AA5B@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        And even more evident when you need to decide how to set up a bureaucracy, paperwork, and verification to judge whether someone else could be working more, or just not