alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square206linkfedilinkarrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square206linkfedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareColdgoron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·2 years agoHow will I know now if Im better than someone else if they aren’t homeless or begging? /s
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·2 years 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-up3·2 years agoThe same way we do with minimum wage: competition among landlords.
minus-squareChr0nos1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAlong with companies raising prices of items. As a non Canadian, I’ll be curious to watch this play out.
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minus-squarerebelsimile@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years 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-up6·2 years 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-up6·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoCapitalism will find a way to fuck it up
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoAnd if not capitalism, then defeatism will surely do it.
minus-squareGiddyGap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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.