The fact that the UK is considering a trial of UBI surprises me.
I wonder if the aim is to try it so they can kill it off and say it has been discredited.
Or maybe the internal politics of government are more complicated than that.
I believe that on balance, UBI would be a good thing and could improve our society.
― the pinefox, Monday, 5 June 2023 14:42 (eleven months ago) link
steady on there
― serving bundt (sic), Monday, 5 June 2023 15:03 (eleven months ago) link
I think this latest trial is being run by the Autonomy think tank, so it's not govt sponsored. There has been a three-year pilot of 500 care leavers running in Wales since last summer however. Think it could feasibly be introduces in some limited way by one of the devolved authorities.
― Piedie Gimbel, Monday, 5 June 2023 15:10 (eleven months ago) link
Heartbreaking that every time we get media attention for basic income work, the inbox fills up with people desperate to be included in any trial – along with accounts of how a cruel, conditional welfare system has let them down— Jack Kellam (@Jack_Kellam_) June 5, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 5 June 2023 15:20 (eleven months ago) link
for real
― two grills one tap (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 June 2023 15:24 (eleven months ago) link
Everyone is talking about a universal basic income today. I think it’s a bad idea, and that we need Universal Basic Services instead (UBS) - where we have free education, healthcare & transport, alongside a massive expansion of social housing. From my TED talk last year. pic.twitter.com/8rglnOiBHg— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) June 5, 2023
A rejection of UBI.
But if we can't have UBS, maybe UBI is better than nothing?
― the pinefox, Monday, 5 June 2023 20:43 (eleven months ago) link
if ubi is offered as an alternative to basic services, its bad
― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 02:20 (eleven months ago) link
It only makes sense as part of a broader network of services and controls on rents and prices, yeah
― two grills one tap (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 6 June 2023 07:01 (eleven months ago) link