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by dragonwriter 3634 days ago
> I fear the state will provide a too low UBI and people will be very poor.

UBI isn't a income ceiling, its an income supplement. If the UBI is too low, than those without outside income will be poor, but someone will be rich.

> This problem can be viewed from a different angle: not to make the state a distributor of UBI collected from taxes, but to empower each community to own the resources necessary to generate their income and be essentially self-reliant. So there would be no need for help from the state.

How is the "community" that owns resources distinct from the state or an administrative subdivision thereof?