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by risaacs99
2264 days ago
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On the other hand, the second and third order consequences to providing a stronger social safety net to people might be highly beneficial. We can apply creativity to solving the world's problems without resorting to the slippery slope fallacy of the abandonment of capitalism completely. Not every social experiment is a one-way door that cannot be tweaked, improved or abandoned. We need to be less cynical and be willing to experiment more without so much fear. |
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Possibly, but not necessarily. I'm in Germany. We have UBI for all intents and purposes, you get an apartment, utilities, TV, a washing machine etc, health insurance and money for food and stuff. Yes, you are expected to take a job if you can find one, but you're not pushed too hard if you half-ass it and don't find any.
We're still looking for those highly beneficial consequences. We have plenty of intergenerational poverty and our social mobility is worse than in the US.
It's apparently not that simple, unfortunately.
> Not every social experiment is a one-way door that cannot be tweaked, improved or abandoned.
It pretty much is though. It's very, very, very hard to turn back the clock on benefits once people have gotten used to it.