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Could a Universal Basic Income be the answer to cost of living woes? (www.sbs.com.au)
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[–] joeyshabadu@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

UBI needs a successful implementation on a national scale somewhere before anyone will take it seriously.

Trouble with that is it's not just a redistribution of money but also power. If governments lose the levers to disqualify certain demographics from benefits that mutes the impact of porkbarreling and grift. That's a dealbreaker for some.