I have no idea what’s going on in this comment thread ^
But I had one tiny comment about this footnote:
2. There are longer debates to be had whether this is actually “basic” (sufficient for living), but that can of worms need not be opened here.
“Sufficient for living” is one way to interpret the word basic, but basic can also be interpreted as simply “the size of the base income” or floor. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a livable amount. Most of the benefits of UBI come from the substantial amount of power that people can leverage even with only $1000 or even $500 extra per month.
I have no idea what’s going on in this comment thread ^
But I had one tiny comment about this footnote:
“Sufficient for living” is one way to interpret the word basic, but basic can also be interpreted as simply “the size of the base income” or floor. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a livable amount. Most of the benefits of UBI come from the substantial amount of power that people can leverage even with only $1000 or even $500 extra per month.