A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
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Thank you! Honestly UBI studies only make me feel angry and hopeless anymore, since it’s so clear policy will never change.
Of course not. If people aren’t desperate any more, they’re far harder to control.
And thus we see why UBI will never be a solution. You need an overwhelming political movement by the people outside the electoral system. And if you can force through UBI, why would you, when the people could actually take the reins.