The thesis seems to go something like this:
UBI eliminates the last bargaining chip the masses have – labor. Without workers, there can be no strikes. With everyone dependent on the UBI for livelihood, nobody could afford to oppose the system.
This is what the "plutocrats" are after. Masses without a lever to organize.I don’t necessarily agree with the thesis, it’s just that the article really doesn’t get to the point. Surely it’s automation that eliminates the bargaining chip, not UBI? automation can’t eliminate the bargaining chip if the populace have no means to purchase goods produced by automation. That’s why […]
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