• happybadger [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    It can’t be the only policy. A universal right to a job and basic necessities makes the UBI a self-actualisation tool. Otherwise it goes to rent and food.

    • Kieselguhr [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      2 days ago

      A universal right to a job and basic necessities

      But then you don’t need UBI with a Job Guarantee program with a strong social safety net / high enough unemployment benefit.

      And those are counter cyclical by nature, so they are like an automatic fiscal stimulus in recessions, unlike UBI.

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      Right, that makes sense. Some kind of guarantee needs to be given that the bottom base won’t just be raised again.