RE: Is Universal Basic Income A Good Idea?
@luzcypher, you're ignoring one thing. A UBI requires blind faith in the religion of Statism. We cannot continue to give mere mortals in Government the superhuman power to conjure up money out of thin air with no accountability!!! ""THEY"" will use this increased power to enforce their (Human) will upon the teeming masses. These leeches on society's blood flow, will ALWAYS find a way to take more and more from their worshipers. We already live in a society (In the US at the very least,) where Government thugs outright steal at gun point, more from citizens than all Burglars and Muggers combined!!! An already bankrupt Government cannot afford to simply hand out cash to the unwashed masses. This will then by necessity require these fiat hand outs to be tightly controlled. "You've exceeded your monthly allotment of condoms, tampons, or soft drink purchases for the month!!!" "Please come back next month." This will ALL be controlled by ensuring that ALL transactions are in digital, and centrally controlled form. Your UBI will be an "EBT" card for your entire life!!! Speak out online against ANYTHING the lord and masters don't want exposed, and your "Card" gets electronically deleted!!! You simply cease to exist! In the mean time, the brainwashed masses will be so enthralled at not having to indenture themselves in servitude that they'll be oblivious to how their demi-Gods are using force to invade and rape other sovereign Nations. Those in power will have free reign to use force to create profit for themselves!!!
Mwahahaha (in an evil laugh) Bad Dog No! UBehave or no UBI. Mwahahaha!
Good points. I chose to ignore that for this post but I admit to feeling unnerved at that the thought of even interacting with my government let alone giving them so much power over people.
I'de put more trust in sewer rats.
@luzcypher We won't have to ""GIVE"" them the power, or have the choice not to "Interact".... They're going to TAKE it!!!! I really believe all Western Nations will soon be forcing their populations to go "Cashless". The Central banks are a ""One Trick Pony" and they've played their cards already. The only thing they have left to keep the economies from caving completely (And their owners, the big banks,) is to play the negative rate card. This means all the fiat currencies will be forced into the banks, so people can be charged a fee for the PRIVILEGE of having any money!!! I think there will be a great war on crypto currencies that's only now just starting.
"Cryptos" give people an option! Block chain makes the banks "Inconsequential". It makes them useless Intermediaries. Crypto currencies will make the necessity of having to put every hard earned penny into the banking system, and have - it, your transactions, and life controlled by Big Brother avoidable. There will be stories of govt Goons using force at gun point, and assaulting people to force them into the banking system. This will be so that even more can be extracted from them. I for one, plan on "Going long on Steem"!!!