njordomir@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIf a universal basic income started today with the stipulation that you had to put 40 hrs/wk towards making the world a better place or solving societal problems, how would you spend your time?message-squaremessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down140
arrow-up1151arrow-down1message-squareIf a universal basic income started today with the stipulation that you had to put 40 hrs/wk towards making the world a better place or solving societal problems, how would you spend your time?njordomir@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squareBipta@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoGating UBI only would make the well off bitter and turn them against it. Besides that, it would disincentivize work. UBI is not supposed to entirely replace all work in a society, even if it might result in some individuals not working.
Gating UBI only would make the well off bitter and turn them against it. Besides that, it would disincentivize work. UBI is not supposed to entirely replace all work in a society, even if it might result in some individuals not working.