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Universal basic income of £1,600 a month to be trialled in England (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Troy to c/humanities

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"Universal basic income usually covers people’s basic needs but we want to see what effect this unconditional lump sum has on people’s mental and physical health, whether they choose to work or not," says Will Stronge, the director of research at the thinktank Autonomy, which is backing the plan.

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[–] SubArcticTundra 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

Surely if everybody had £1600, wouldn't there be the same problems as if they all had £0 and were getting things for free? Because iirc it's inequality in a society that ensures there aren't shortages, not lack of money.

[–] Troy 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@SubArcticTundra How would markets work then? People want different things, different volumes, they want to have choice. I don't see how product and service exchange would be organised if everything is for free.

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