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RE: It appears that Hawaii will be the first state to implement UBI (Universal Basic Income)
It's hard to really take a side with this. On one hand, this might raise the price of everything cancelling out the UBI, but on the other, if the price of everything doesn't go up, wouldn't it be nice to be able to do the things you want without having to worry about making money for rent, food, water, heat, etc?
I don't think it would be an issue for making people lazy or anything. I get more "work" done when I'm not at work. If I could get that work done when I should be at work, I'd have a ton of free time to maybe put more time into things I like doing, but don't have the time to work at making money with it like drawing, music, woodworking, gardening, etc.
Yes I actually love the idea of UBI and I have lived on less for most of my life. I despise the inequality in wealth and would love to see balance. I do not think the price of goods will go up; down actually is my belief. With full automation comes mass production and very little labor costs making items more and more affordable. As I said, I have no side, this is just our future; period.
Thanks for the great response and you have a new follower @thelastsage
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