alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year 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@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square206fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareColdgoron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·1 year agoHow will I know now if Im better than someone else if they aren’t homeless or begging? /s
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year 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-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThe same way we do with minimum wage: competition among landlords.
minus-squareChr0nos1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAlong with companies raising prices of items. As a non Canadian, I’ll be curious to watch this play out.
minus-squaredeweydecibel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down9·edit-21 year agoRemoved by mod
minus-squarerebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year 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-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoNo company operating in a capitalist system has ever needed an excuse to raise prices. That’s not how it works at all.
minus-squaremoistclump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI wonder how UBI would affect homelessness and addiction. I imagine the mental health and housing crises would continue, but differently?
minus-squaresilentdon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCapitalism will find a way to fuck it up
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoAnd if not capitalism, then defeatism will surely do it.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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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Imagine getting a raise because of the quality of your work and not because if you don’t you can’t afford to live
No company operating in a capitalist system has ever needed an excuse to raise prices. That’s not how it works at all.
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.