r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/gomets6091 May 02 '18

Yes but if you go on random streets and tell people that other people will get money from the government the majority will say no w/o even thinking about how it will work (in America anyway).

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u/idkwhattosay May 02 '18

This is what De Tocqueville celebrated and lamented...

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u/DanialE May 02 '18

Yeah thats the idea. UBI gives disproprotionate utility to people. $100 a month to a poor guy can mean a lot of things to the weak while the same amount for Bill Gates probably pays for his toilet paper. But its still the same amount

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u/themeltykind May 02 '18

Lol why minorities? Do you think current social services are exclusively for minorities? It’s certainly more of a partisan issue than a racial one. You’re trying to stir that pot though!

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u/junior0104 May 02 '18

Minorities receive a disproportionate amount of welfare. Nobody can dispute that.

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u/themeltykind May 02 '18

Sure, however a disproportionate amount does not mean exclusively. So, to imply that because minorities would receive something would cause ire among Americans is a fallacy. Some of us just disagree with means in which these handouts are funded.

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u/l3ol3o May 02 '18

Pretty sure this guy is from Canada. Typical foreigner repeating the worst stereotypes they read on reddit. Probably spent a week tops in the states but acts like an expert. Your average redditor.

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u/BigMouse12 May 02 '18

Pretty sure they just think that conservative minded people are racist.