[Ekaros]

And should they? Or is it reasonable to expect that those unable to work temporarily move to some low/reasonable cost area of living? Or find solution sufficient solution with the ubi they get.

[eecc]

That’s problematic. You don’t just move your residence on a whim like it’s picking a different pair of socks on an online store. In EU at least, people tend to hold onto their network more strongly and uprooting is a highly stressful and somewhat traumatic experience. Not to mention that moving in a “cheaper area” reduces opportunities and becomes an income local minimum you can’t escape that easily.

I don’t have an answer or know better...

[username90]

The duality of UBI discussions:

> UBI will make people stop working, why work when you can get money for free?

> I wouldn't be able to live the luxurious life I lived as a worker if I went on UBI, how is that fair?

[eecc]

Uhm, no. Those are two straw man arguments that don’t help the discussion.

[refurb]

Let the tweaking of UBI begin!

Give it a decade or so and it will look like any other social program. An army of bureaucrats to manage a complex system.