Are you in support of UBI? - eviltoast

Hello, I’m not that informed about UBI, but here is my arguement:

Everyone gets some sort of income, but wouldn’t companies just subside the income by raising their prices? Also, do you believe capatilism can co-exist with UBI?

  • Acters@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I agree, and I think the best service we have but is being overshadowed by Amazon is the US Post service. It really needs a push to modernize.

    I also think instead of UBI, anything that is a basic need will be taxed based on a progressive schedule instead of a flat percentage. That way if they try to make it more expensive then it will be taxed too much to be viable. We need to combat this inflation and make it so that a lower priced item is more profitable!

    • vin@lemmynsfw.com
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      2 hours ago

      Trying to distort the market so that lower priced items are more profitable is quite challenging to do without unintended consequences. A progressive consumption tax would definitely be a worthy experiment