tharga8616

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by tharga8616 10mo ago
No, UBI is unconditional by definition. Crime reduction is indeed one of the outcomes of UBI experiments.
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by tharga8616 1y ago
What do you expect after a life of forced labour? Do they stop helping their families on the daily tasks? I think these questions should clarify your thoughts.
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by tharga8616 1y ago
Which is why UBI is UNCONDITIONAL.
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by tharga8616 1y ago
UBI is UNCONDITIONAL. It can't be used to control, and, being universal, there's no way it can create clientelism as do conditioned aid today. Please, explain to me how regular cash payments made individually, unconditionally to e
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by tharga8616 2y ago
So we need something better than UBI but he doesn't have a clue what. Seems like an excuse to say he doesn't like UBI. Sensationalism.
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by tharga8616 2y ago
Lol, UBI is precisely money directly onto the people's hands. Haven't you heard of GiveDirecly NGO?
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by tharga8616 3y ago
Gladly is only your opinion, while facts from pilots demonstrate that UBI is an activator to do anything, regardless of the activity, paid or non paid.
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by tharga8616 3y ago
What if, instead of oil, the revenue came from solar energy? Or gains in automation, or land value taxes, or CO2 caps... The point I think is that, it doesn't mind where it comes from, but debunks the main argument against, that "
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by tharga8616 4y ago
It's a matter of time. We automate to work less, not more.
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by tharga8616 6y ago
Why nobody ask where is the money going to come from when is for military spending? They always find the money, or just they print it, lol. Because yes, money can be printed. It's a mere abstraction, a measure tool.
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by tharga8616 6y ago
Competition. What would then impede people migrating to rural areas, where life is less expensive, to live better? Prices in the city will go down if there is not enough demand.
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by tharga8616 6y ago
It's the same principle as in a buckle belt, everyone has one in case is needed, because accidents occur.
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by tharga8616 6y ago
Debt and money are invented abstract objects. Pure ideas. The question is, do we have the resources to feed, clothe and house everyone? Yes we do. UBI is just another formal tool to wake you up to this truth. Ephemeralisation. We can each
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by tharga8616 6y ago
And economics nowadays have nothing to do with mathematics, because, where is the rational use of resources to provide for everyone's basic needs? So, UBI is just a fist step outside of this wasteful system to acknowledge that economy
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European Citizen's Initiative for Unconditional Basic Income(eci.ec.europa.eu)
42 points by tharga8616 6y ago|150 comments
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by tharga8616 6y ago
Our aim is to establish the introduction of unconditional basic incomes throughout the EU which ensure every person’s material existence and opportunity to participate in society as part of its economic policy. This aim shall be reached whi
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by tharga8616 12y ago
Absolutely right
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by tharga8616 12y ago
Why don't we join together and stablish UNIVERSALY UBI? We are about to finish citizens initiative in Spain. Switzerland is about to make a referendum. UE is discussing it on parlament... This is a global conversation. What inmigration
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by tharga8616 12y ago
In Spain there is already a model with real data. There is no problem to finance, the main difficulty is politic will, not money. Since you are not injecting money to the system there is no inflation. UBI is a tool for a redistribution of