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Interesting how artists don't make enough money from their creations, so our solution is to make certain information illegal to share, rather than give them a universal basic income. (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The reason UBI is better than that is it still allows market forces to operate on those goods, improving them over time due to competition and innovation.

Also if someone wants to use their housing money for extra clothes instead and just couch surf, they should be allowed to do that. Granting money provides freedom of choice with it.

[โ€“] Wogi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Who says the market can't operate there? Providing a basic version of anything doesn't mean an organization can't compete. They just have to compete with basic. Most people will want something better.