▲ 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) Well those proposals are mis-using the term. The U is for Universal which means there are no conditions to receiving the money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago well yknow, socialism in theory vs the actual logistics when the government gives it a spin. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sagifurius@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago well yknow, socialism in theory vs the actual logistics when the government gives it a spin. permalink fedilink source parent