• quips@slrpnk.net
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    23 days ago

    This is why a ubi is so essential when society evolves to a post scarcity state.

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      23 days ago

      I’d recommend reading The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin if you’re interested in an in-depth depiction of how an egalitarian stateless society could function without money.

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      Yup but that would require the true ruling class to see their blood spilled to get it. Progressive people have tried and continue to try to push UBI throughout the world. In Canada alone we have had recent experiences both on the Federal and Provincial level. They intentionally get hamstrung or directly shut down to poison any potential results.

      The longer we go without UBI the worse it’s going to get. Christ look at youth unemployment globally let alone the general struggles youth are dealing with that didn’t exist even 20 years ago. We need UBI yesterday but we are still struggling to get people to even entertain the concept of it.

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        23 days ago

        In Canada alone we have had recent experiences both on the Federal and Provincial level

        We’ve got a new UBI pilot program starting this year! I have no doubt it’ll get set up for failure just like last time, but it’s fun to think about a world that’s not run by sociopaths. Of course, even if it does go well it’ll be useless without crippling Capitalism first to prevent companies from just raising prices and funneling the individual UBI money into shareholder pockets.

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      We should push for a UBMI

      Universal Bare Minimum Income

      “Basic” is debatable

      Hard to argue everyone needs the bare minimum

      Maybe they aren’t going to be able to buy their art supplies at first. But it’s definitely a start.

      Wonderful thing about art is that multiple people can share the same crayon box