Do you have strong opinions about universal basic income? - eviltoast
  • TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    We should not have UBI as that implicitly continues the need for money. Instead we should work towards a world with Universal Basic Resources, or even not so basic resources, if it can be automated.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      Currency isn’t the problem, and you really need to keep that concept separate from the issues that happen within Capitalism.

      Currency is just a convenient method to measure and exchange resources.

      Very few people desire an allocated home and weekly rations of flour, chicken, and butter. If you instead give them a list of things they can choose from, and assign ratios and a limit for total resources, all you’ve done is create a new currency.