• Flying Squid
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    11 year ago

    Again- if you have robust laws against price gouging, there is no price gouging problem.

    • Sippy Cup
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      31 year ago

      Robust laws also prevent the need for UBI in the first place. If we can’t figure out how to run a society without it, slapping UBI on top of that isn’t actually going to fix anything.

      • Flying Squid
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        11 year ago

        You’re making no sense. How is giving everyone the financial help to keep them clothed, housed, fed, etc. without needing to work for it not going to fix anything as long as you prevent price gouging?

        • Sippy Cup
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          11 year ago

          Ok, let me recontextualize here. “if we can terraform mars, why wouldn’t we migrate because of climate change on earth?” In that scenario, why wouldn’t we fix our climate?

          If we have the power to regulate pricing, why would we need UBI?

          It’s socialism with extra steps. You can just do regular socialism, you don’t need to enshitify socialism with capitalism. You really don’t.

          • Flying Squid
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            -11 year ago

            If we have the power to regulate pricing, why would we need UBI?

            Because no matter how low priced something is, someone who has no job still can’t afford it.

            • Sippy Cup
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              21 year ago

              So, provide the necessary things. Provide housing, medical care, and clothing to anyone that wants it, doing so will probably be necessary for price controls anyway. I’m not saying those things should be unobtainable. I’m saying UBI is a dumb way to go about providing them.

              • Flying Squid
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                01 year ago

                So all food should be free? Or should poor people only be allowed to have certain foods for free but rich people can have anything they want to eat?

                • Sippy Cup
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                  21 year ago

                  I think basic needs should be met, and if you want something better than that you’d need to pay for it.