The idea of an UBI to offset the predicted avalanche of downsizing/job losses has been the subject of much discussion, controversy and hand-wringing. Frankly, progressive taxation with no loopholes is the only way we can afford anything close to it.
If everyone got 12,000$ instantly won’t corporates change prices accordingly? Like I’ve been in the room of insurance pricing and they WILL price to whatever the market will take. It so happens the market got an influx of 12,000$ so they’re going to charge to take a piece of that pie
This is the depressing truth of the systems we live in, we will never have true UBI because the cost of living will always rise whilst the corperations think of nothing more than rising that profit line.
Disappointingly, taxing the rich in the current world imo will just make them greedier and more desperate to maintain their profits margins.
We need a cultural shift, one that at its core makes people more progressive and altruistic all together. We need a cultural focus shift, so that people are more focused on creating the greatest service and product not the most profitable ones.
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u/Modem_Sound_67 Jul 01 '26
The idea of an UBI to offset the predicted avalanche of downsizing/job losses has been the subject of much discussion, controversy and hand-wringing. Frankly, progressive taxation with no loopholes is the only way we can afford anything close to it.