• metaStatic@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    if the capitalist class isn’t up in arms about all this then there’s a very good, very profitable, reason.

    • Nahdahar@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This is just another way to keep up the mythical “infinite” growth. Just a little bump as things are starting to stagnate. More money to people = more business = growth.

      I think this is the reason why capitalism will keep working properly. Can’t keep growing if you can’t find more people who can pay for your goods or services.

      Or maybe I’m just too naive.

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      1 year ago

      People who have money spend money. The biggest problem is that nobody can afford to buy shit because nobody wants to pay their workers.

      A UBI system is a way for them to offload more responsibility of paying their employees onto the government plus give them cash to spend.