Re: jobs apocalypse

On 2024-07-24, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

In other words, UBI is just one piece of the puzzle that is lifting
the conditions of the poorest Americans.

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In other words, everyone needs a couple thousand more bucks per month.
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Actually, the latest research shows that UBI makes people worse off, apart
from the fact that it is impossible and provably so.

Interesting, glad you posted it.  Two interesting clips other than the
observation that these days, almost anything with the name "freedom" in
its name turns out to be something inane.  "Freedom Fries" anyone?
(Good Lord, Congress has been a bunch of asshats for decades).

1.
According to the 3,000-participant, three-year study from the National
Bureau of Economic Research, giving people $1,000 per month increased
leisure time, as recipients spent less time on sleeping, child care,
community engagement, caring for others, and self-improvement.

and

2.
The study notes how during the 2020 Democratic primaries, candidate
Andrew Yang proposed a $1,000 per month "Freedom Dividend," which he
claimed "encourages people to find work" and "increases
entrepreneurship."

The study found that while "participants exhibited more entrepreneurial
orientation and intentions," that "this did not translate into
significantly more entrepreneurial activity," as "very few people have
the inclination to become entrepreneurs in general."