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In reply to the discussion: Pelosi endorses $2,000/month universal basic income. [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,853 posts)This will be met with STRONG opposition, of course.
It's something that would, long-term, give far too much freedom to American workers. Instead of taking a job just to SURVIVE, they could be more choosy.
It wouldn't have to be much, but just poverty-level amounts. Incentive to work and earn more money would still exist.
And free market forces would still be in play, but with just a tweak of the basic ground-rules, rules that our government provides ALREADY. It wouldn't be like Communism in which the government tries to manage all aspects of an incredibly complex market, which automatically strikes me as impossible.
The owner-class will reveal their true control-seeking nature to more people before this is settled.
Edit: I'm also still convinced that the daily grind of going to jobs at mini-tyrannies explains much of the mental illness in this country.