I used to be pro UBI. Now I’m not so sure. The only resilient tool for increased equality is an organized work force that has real economic power. Workers on UBI has no real power and the UBI can be taken away anytime by those in power.
And if AI takes all jobs… Well, lets cross that bridge when we get there. Maybe we simply have to hope for that crypto bro UBI solution. Qualia will be our last currency.
An organized work force in the USA is wishful thinking. It could have happened any time in the last 150 years, it didn’t. I don’t see it happening now.
UBI is a temporary measure. While i agree with you, that it weakens the stance of the population, because they are dependent on welfare money, i’m still reasonably sure it’s way better than literally dying by starving to death. Because that’s what’s otherwise gonna happen.
The only true solution i see is reducing the population size. Supply and demand. If the workforce is smaller, wages are going to go up. The ethical options to do this is by being against migration, and giving women the option to have fewer children. But yeah, you can’t say that, or “leftists” will call you a racist, while Trumpeteers will call you a “baby-murderer”. So, i guess the USA is stuck.
I used to be pro UBI. Now I’m not so sure. The only resilient tool for increased equality is an organized work force that has real economic power. Workers on UBI has no real power and the UBI can be taken away anytime by those in power.
And if AI takes all jobs… Well, lets cross that bridge when we get there. Maybe we simply have to hope for that crypto bro UBI solution. Qualia will be our last currency.
An organized work force in the USA is wishful thinking. It could have happened any time in the last 150 years, it didn’t. I don’t see it happening now.
UBI is a temporary measure. While i agree with you, that it weakens the stance of the population, because they are dependent on welfare money, i’m still reasonably sure it’s way better than literally dying by starving to death. Because that’s what’s otherwise gonna happen.
The only true solution i see is reducing the population size. Supply and demand. If the workforce is smaller, wages are going to go up. The ethical options to do this is by being against migration, and giving women the option to have fewer children. But yeah, you can’t say that, or “leftists” will call you a racist, while Trumpeteers will call you a “baby-murderer”. So, i guess the USA is stuck.