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Margie L. Koger's avatar

I'm fucking ecstatic for you! And for others who benefited! A rising tide lifts ALL boats. Now we must secure UBI and healthcare for all! 💜

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Very old grumpy guy's avatar

This is an illustration of what proponents of the UBI have asserting all along. To use the egg head phrasing: individuals can reach local economic maximizations that are barely sustenance levels. Every path in front of them requires a period of time in which their income must go lower to get to a higher income level. Think- taking time off to get educated in a more lucrative skill, taking a job that initially pays lower, but has a more longer term upsides, etc. UBI allows people to pass through these income valleys, coming out the other side in a better economic state. From the societal point of view, this allows society to gain the benefit of someone being more productive, increasing overall GDP. Sounds like win/win to me.

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