▲ 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 point 2 years ago (1 child) So you’re telling me rent in OK is off the charts? Or could there be some mechanism other than government limiting how high rents can go? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kyle@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago There's another mechanism, it's just competition. They can't go too high or else they'll price themselves out. Minimum wage here is still $7.25/hr permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kyle@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago There's another mechanism, it's just competition. They can't go too high or else they'll price themselves out. Minimum wage here is still $7.25/hr permalink fedilink source parent