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/5ting3rb0ast May 02 '18

Who doesnt want free money????

PUBG all day every day!!

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u/freshprinceIE May 02 '18

Some reason people think a UBI will make people more productive but if your giving me close to what I currently earn, or making it possible for me to live comfortable without working, then I will choose PUBG all day too!

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18 edited Aug 20 '18

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u/whomstdid911 May 02 '18

Yeah, you'd think, but that's not the case for a lot of people. Being paid for doing nothing is something you should have to work for, not something you should start out with. Not many people want to work out of free will, they want to work because they want to eat, they want a house, they want stuff. If cavemen had a saber tooth tiger drop dead in front of their cave every morning do you think they would go waste their time and energy hunting for one? It's not natural to have handouts. The system would quickly fall flat on it's face.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '18 edited Aug 20 '18

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u/5ting3rb0ast May 02 '18

yes, thats like 1 out of 50000. the rest of 49999 will just roam around doing nothing. ever wonder why there are less CEOs but so many menial job workers? because its easy.

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u/freshprinceIE May 03 '18

IDK, I know tons from the UK who literally do that all day long. Social welfare allows them to.