What is it with far-leftists and Universal Basic Income?

What is it with far-leftists and Universal Basic Income?

One of the problems I have with modern far-leftists is their surprising aversion to Universal Basic Income. As a supporter of UBI, this always struck me as counter-intuitive. After all, if one of the main goals of leftists is to address the problems caused by poverty, UBI seems like an ideal solution. Yet many of them are outright hostile to the idea, usually for one or more of the following reasons:

> They dredge up the old conservative argument that UBI will cause everyone to stop working, leading to societal collapse. But I strongly doubt this will happen, both […]

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.