• Sylocule@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I believe UBI will never come to pass because the rich have too much to lose. Imagine a workforce not beholden to the capitalists?

        • batmangrundies@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Work smart, not hard.

          You have to understand that the housing crisis, in Aus at least is no longer just affecting the most disadvantaged. It’s also affecting middle-aged folks with with defence intelligence backgrounds, as an example.

          Besides, I’m talking about civili disobedience that inconveniences them and reminds them that they share our streets and our infrastructure. And they rely on an army of union workers to keep it all going.

          I’m not talking about rolling out guillotines yet.

          (A lot of what I say should be taken in context, I am Australian, not American).

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      1 year ago

      If enough people want it, they can overpower the relatively few rich. But most of the people have bought I to the lies of the rich; social media is probably a convenient tool for the rich and powerful to control the opinions of others.

    • Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Actually the capitalists have the most incentive to implement UBI. Better paid workers are more likely to turn around and buy the shit they were just making for themselves, and if the rich are not kept away from the megaphone, an improperly done UBI will be made an excuse to strip welfare benefits.

    • trailing9@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      We can have UBI right now if we pledge 10% of our income and pay it voluntarily.