UBI is not the answer any more than the work houses were in the 1800s.
Universal health care or a socialized medical system might work along with government supported food banks, housing and education as all of these can be deemed human rights to some degree. Personal wealth or income will never be a human right for very long before the state twists it into a privilege or entitlement that can be taken away from those who do not toe the line.
UBI sounds like a good idea until you consider the eventual consequences of such a scheme. I’m not just […]
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