When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'. - eviltoast

Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
      11·
      10 months ago

      Right. Yes. That’s a good answer because when you pay rent the landlord does indeed get the money.

      I was asking more about what happens to building construction. Anyone?

      • TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
        1·
        10 months ago

        Nothing happens. There are loads of zoning laws that make it effectively impossible to build in most areas these days anyway

        • intensely_human@lemm.ee
          1·
          10 months ago

          Yeah so I guess if you introduce UBI to a complete lack of free market, to a place where new construction is illegal, then it won’t help. Unless there are vacant homes around, in which case there are still some market forces at work and it will help.