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0 pointsdragonwriter9y ago0 comments

> My anecdotal experience is the opposite where the liberals I know believe increasing the minimum wage is that "next big step forward." They won't even give the idea of Basic Income a chance.

UBI proponents have a lot of work to do putting together and coherently articulating a realistic, plausible route from where we are to where UBI hopes to get us. Most have been good at articulating a great picture of why a mature UBI system would be great, but much less good at painting a picture of how you get from here to there in a believable way.

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aninhumer9y ago

I mean, there are details to work out, but the general idea is fairly simple, start with a small UBI and slowly increase it, reducing or abolishing most of the existing welfare mechanisms as you go.

While enough to live on would be great, I think people underestimate the benefits of a smaller UBI. Even if it doesn't completely solve wage slavery, it can still ease the pressure, letting people work fewer hours, save money, and waste less of their savings between jobs.

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0 pointsdragonwriter9y ago0 comments

> My anecdotal experience is the opposite where the liberals I know believe increasing the minimum wage is that "next big step forward." They won't even give the idea of Basic Income a chance.

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aninhumer9y ago

I mean, there are details to work out, but the general idea is fairly simple, start with a small UBI and slowly increase it, reducing or abolishing most of the existing welfare mechanisms as you go.

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