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RE: Universal Basic Income – A cure for poverty?
Let the governments experiment on it.Any experiments are possible in countries such as yours(Aren't you from Ireland?) as the population is less..It is impossible to enact it in countries like our's.
History has witnessed a lot of economic models.Capitalism,Communism...etc being few ..I'm of the opinion that governments cannot provide jobs to all that are eligible.UBI can be an alternative for that.But it will have its effects reflected in our society..Obviously,people will be non-productive and lazy..But it has another aspect..People can be more productive too!
I had read that,The intellectual Renaissance happened in Europe during mid-eras was due to the increased prosperity in terms of economy and all.
You say obviously people will be non-productive and lazy, and I understand why you might think that, but studies so far seem to indicate that this won't be typical. People may do voluntary work, or may return to education. There are a lot of potential benefits.
I am not sure if Ireland will try it, but yes, the population here is relatively small, and it would be more workable.
A world where everyone has enough money to avoid poverty, and can spend time bettering themselves, rather than spending half their lives doing repetitive jobs that they hate? Sounds pretty good to me!
I agree..When people get more time in their hand they are bound to think and act creatively..Crime rates can be reduced as the major source of them is poverty.(Im not generalising..In Somalia poverty is a reason,But in USA we cannot relate poverty and crime!)
Oh, we can Sathya:
https://vittana.org/26-poverty-and-crime-statistics