LughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agoA three-year UBI study done in Germany shows that a guaranteed monthly check increased labor market exploration and increased work satisfaction.www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.deexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up1532arrow-down14cross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkA three-year UBI study done in Germany shows that a guaranteed monthly check increased labor market exploration and increased work satisfaction.www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.deLughMA to FuturologyEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square113linkfedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.org
minus-squarehappybadger [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoIt can’t be the only policy. A universal right to a job and basic necessities makes the UBI a self-actualisation tool. Otherwise it goes to rent and food.
minus-squareKieselguhr [none/use name]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days ago A universal right to a job and basic necessities But then you don’t need UBI with a Job Guarantee program with a strong social safety net / high enough unemployment benefit. And those are counter cyclical by nature, so they are like an automatic fiscal stimulus in recessions, unlike UBI.
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoRight, that makes sense. Some kind of guarantee needs to be given that the bottom base won’t just be raised again.
It can’t be the only policy. A universal right to a job and basic necessities makes the UBI a self-actualisation tool. Otherwise it goes to rent and food.
But then you don’t need UBI with a Job Guarantee program with a strong social safety net / high enough unemployment benefit.
And those are counter cyclical by nature, so they are like an automatic fiscal stimulus in recessions, unlike UBI.
Right, that makes sense. Some kind of guarantee needs to be given that the bottom base won’t just be raised again.