Daryl the AdminEvery time someone actually tries universal basic income, it works astoundingly well. Every time.
We should do something with that information.
nantucketlit@djwfyi I was reading in a Noah Smith column that in one UBI study, 2% of the recipients did not work. Smith suggested this was a huge indictment of UBI. That felt like hyperbole to me, what have other people said about it? (assuming the number is even accurate)
Oblomov@nantucketebooks @djwfyi the answer would be «as opposed to without the UBI where upwards of 3% ON A GOOD DAY can't find work?»
Harald Wagener@nantucketebooks these studies also usually come with a narrow definition of what constitutes work. When Switzerland had the vote about UBI, a Swiss friend they would vote against it because they knew they'd immediately quit their job because of their shitty job and rather spend time being a professional musician. They didn't understand my follow up question how that would be a bad outcome @djwfyi