Here in the US we had 3 huge trials of UBI during COVID when we all got stimulus checks . The world did not implode, in fact it was great for the local economy! Go figure!
this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025
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You'll never get UBI beyond the bare minimums with companies paying politicians, which is especially true in USA
Assuming it passes, austerity measures would kill it in the future anyway, and if it requires companies to be taxed more to accomplish it they may instead move their HQ to Britain, Singapore or Japan where the government still heavily favours the companies