▲ 324 ▼ When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'. (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 246 comments fedilink hide all child comments Those seem incompatible to me. (UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Okay let’s say I own a condo and I’m renting it out. I raise the rent to a million dollars a month. What happens next? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends on the location but most likely demand will be zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago So I don’t get my million dollars a month?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Depends on the location but most likely demand will be zero. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago So I don’t get my million dollars a month?? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago So I don’t get my million dollars a month?? permalink fedilink source parent