testeronious@lemmy.worldcake to News@lemmy.world · 5 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-square116fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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.worldcake to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square116fedilink
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoAnd the discussion about immigrants receiving UBI is going to be very problematic.
minus-squareSigntist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 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-up0·5 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