testeronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1662arrow-down17cross-posted to: economics@lemmy.worldbasicincome@lemmy.world
arrow-up1655arrow-down1external-linkSome people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.www.businessinsider.comtesteronious@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square110fedilinkcross-posted to: economics@lemmy.worldbasicincome@lemmy.world
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·8 months agoAnd the discussion about immigrants receiving UBI is going to be very problematic.
minus-squareSigntist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoIt will, yeah, but I think people will be a lot less worried about others succeeding when they themselves are succeeding as well. But maybe I’m underestimating the country’s racism. I hope I’m not.
minus-squaremycathas9lives@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months ago@SlopppyEngineer @Signtist UBI will undoubtedly be tied to citizenship
And the discussion about immigrants receiving UBI is going to be very problematic.
It will, yeah, but I think people will be a lot less worried about others succeeding when they themselves are succeeding as well. But maybe I’m underestimating the country’s racism. I hope I’m not.
@SlopppyEngineer @Signtist
UBI will undoubtedly be tied to citizenship