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		Jedd on April 12, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why We Sleep: A Tale of Institutional Failure The protagonist's take on UBI is an interesting read in the context of under-evidenced speculation: https://guzey.com/economics/against-universal-basic-income/

benibela on April 13, 2020 [–]

That does not address one of the main points of UBI: eliminating the welfare cliff

Like someone is on welfare and the welfare includes free health care insurance. Then they get a job, they do not get welfare anymore, but then they need to pay for insurance, so with the job they have less money than before.

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