▲ 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 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s been demonstrated repeatedly that markets distribute goods better than centralized control systems, every time. When centralized control is seized, people start lacking. When the control of food is seized centrally, people starve. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Who said anything about centralized control? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RainfallSonata@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Who said anything about centralized control? permalink fedilink source parent