alphacyberranger to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down132cross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.12Karrow-down1external-linkA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comalphacyberranger to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square206fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-square@Coldgoron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish31•9 months agoHow will I know now if Im better than someone else if they aren’t homeless or begging? /s
minus-square@Mongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish18•9 months agoI think the real problem will be, “how do we stop landlords from jacking up rent simply because everyone has some extra money now?”
minus-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoThe same way we do with minimum wage: competition among landlords.
minus-square@Chr0nos1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoAlong with companies raising prices of items. As a non Canadian, I’ll be curious to watch this play out.
minus-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•9 months agoNo company operating in a capitalist system has ever needed an excuse to raise prices. That’s not how it works at all.
minus-square@rebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish6•9 months agoImagine getting a raise because of the quality of your work and not because if you don’t you can’t afford to live
minus-square@moistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•9 months agoI wonder how UBI would affect homelessness and addiction. I imagine the mental health and housing crises would continue, but differently?
minus-square@silentdon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoCapitalism will find a way to fuck it up
minus-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 months agoAnd if not capitalism, then defeatism will surely do it.
minus-square@GiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•9 months agoHuman beings will always find a way to show they are better than everyone else.
How will I know now if Im better than someone else if they aren’t homeless or begging? /s
I think the real problem will be, “how do we stop landlords from jacking up rent simply because everyone has some extra money now?”
The same way we do with minimum wage: competition among landlords.
Along with companies raising prices of items. As a non Canadian, I’ll be curious to watch this play out.
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No company operating in a capitalist system has ever needed an excuse to raise prices. That’s not how it works at all.
Imagine getting a raise because of the quality of your work and not because if you don’t you can’t afford to live
I wonder how UBI would affect homelessness and addiction. I imagine the mental health and housing crises would continue, but differently?
Capitalism will find a way to fuck it up
And if not capitalism, then defeatism will surely do it.
Human beings will always find a way to show they are better than everyone else.