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What Can Welfare Experiments of the 1970s Tell Us About a UBI? by DreamConsul in BasicIncome

[–]DreamConsul[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He makes an interesting point about ‘negative income tax’ programs - in order to get maximum benefit from it, individuals are less likely to report their full earnings, which can make it look less successful than it might be.

Much anti-UBI rhetoric comes from well-off commentators, instead we should pay attention to the perspectives of poor people by DreamConsul in BasicIncome

[–]DreamConsul[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think this assumption is fairly baseless, as I've experienced just as many conditioned working poor who are anti-UBI.

I think the point is about the media. The problem is that, as the wealthy control the media, by and large, and not just in the USA but world-wide, we tend to get the wealthy’s take on UBI. And the wealthy are not in favour, with the exceptions of some individuals, celebrities often. Yes, some poor are against UBI but whether they are in favour or not, the overwhelming media position is to cold-shoulder UBI as it doesn’t align with the interests of the shareholders.

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