• YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub
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    2 months ago

    Instead of winning lotteries, let’s just give everyone UBI and take billionaires wealth. It will be good for society, good for kids, and we will destroy the powers that are destroying our planet.

    • SaniFlush [any, any]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      UBI would be at best a layer of spackle on a government and economy which needs to be replaced entirely. At this rate though, even spackle would be nice…

    • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Without rent controls and other anti-rent-seeking measures, UBI would be just about synonymous with a direct rent increase for most people by the same amount as the UBI.