UBI solves no problems and creates new ones.
There is a lot to unpack here. But let me try and do this here:
1) UBI cannot achieve what it sets out to achieve, namely:
- to free ppl from poverty
- to give people freedom to choose to work or not to work.
1) UBI cannot achieve what it sets out to achieve, namely:
- to free ppl from poverty
- to give people freedom to choose to work or not to work.
It can’t do this bc if it was to provide *everyone* with a dignified level of income it would be financially prohibitive. Causing inflation & denying UBI dependents with access to the goods/services they need to live. This is why UBI income proposals have so far been very low.
This means people would still need to look for employment, which means they can’t choose not to work.
The objective is also flawed. Work isn’t just the shitty things capitalists often offer. Work is more generally the collective efforts of individuals in a society to provide for and care for each other. We need to care for our sick, our elderly, our children, we need…
education, culture and so on. We need many things that are currently not being provided. These are jobs that have to be organised collectively and we cannot rely on individual initiative (I.e. rely on the market) to provide it for us.
There are many other needs at individual level that UBI does not provide, related to social inclusion, self steem and connection to others.
Our objective should be to create good quality inclusive employment that will improve our collective wellbeing.
Our objective should be to create good quality inclusive employment that will improve our collective wellbeing.
A job guarantee provides an opportunity to democratise work, so that it stops being merely a means for capitalists to make a profit. It can offer a decent wage, holidays and sick leave. It can also help us enact a 4-day work week, and help us provide universal basic services.
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