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edmund_the_destroyer wrote (edited )

Well, I'm now talking in terms of unicorns and flying pigs but I'm fine with abolishing minimum wage provided UBI is very high.

US current GDP per capita is around $56k. Pass a constitutional amendment mandating that UBI per person = minimum 90% of GDP per capita. Then if someone wants to offer two dollars an hour to people to cut their grass or mow their lawn that's fine, because we all have the freedom to ignore the offer without starving.

Edit: but your point is valid. I hadn't thought of it until I read your post, but yes UBI could be sold to the public as a social safety net but then turned into a weapon to hurt the non-wealthy even more.

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