Submission statement: UBI has been talked to death in the intellectual sphere, but hasn't really seen any practical trials on the scale of the US. It has as many advocates as barriers to entry.
This article looks at the arguments for and against UBI, and whose making them. In particular, it looks at the differing motives behind the various groups (silicon valley, libertarians, conservatives, and liberals) and how their interests may collide. It also makes the argument that UBI might not serve any greater good in the absence of strong reforms that might not be appealing to many otherwise staunch UBI advocates, although the article doesn't come to any strong conclusions one way or the other on the broader issue of whether UBI is a "good" or "bad" thing in general.
Submission statement: UBI has been talked to death in the intellectual sphere, but hasn't really seen any practical trials on the scale of the US. It has as many advocates as barriers to entry.
This article looks at the arguments for and against UBI, and whose making them. In particular, it looks at the differing motives behind the various groups (silicon valley, libertarians, conservatives, and liberals) and how their interests may collide. It also makes the argument that UBI might not serve any greater good in the absence of strong reforms that might not be appealing to many otherwise staunch UBI advocates, although the article doesn't come to any strong conclusions one way or the other on the broader issue of whether UBI is a "good" or "bad" thing in general.