Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Finland's Basic Income Experiment Has Been A Success" video.

  1.  @jayc5373 , it is a legit answer. The more people to move diverse your economy is along with the citizens. You can't expect centralized programs like these to work well.
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  2.  @jayc5373  , I agree, but population size adds to the complexity. More people means more diversity all around including economically.
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  3. Two years is a short time to really make a conclusion. But, economically, from what I have read, the results have been mixed at best.
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  4.  @user-ue5yw6zb9k It is a bad experiment in that you are increasing the wealth in society which is the main goal.
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  5.  @DavydenDulk  , you are not going to get that from people on this channel. No different than what they say about Ben Shapiro. They just mock him as opposed to having an actual rebuttal to what he says.
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  6.  @helsinkirenaissance  1. The increase in standard of living is more psychological than anything. There are arguments to be made in that giving people money, especially poor people, will reduce their stress and increase their standard of living. This was mentioned in this study here related to healthcare https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1212321 Where people who were offered Medicaid had reduced stress. But you should also understand that these individuals are poor and a reason why they are poor is that they simply don't apply themselves and/or don't have the intellectual ability. Thus their perceived standard of living is just that, a perception and not reality. 2. I agree with that, no system is perfect. The argument is that UBI is not the best system we can have as it does more harm than good. 3. I agree with that, a UBI does not mean people will all of a sudden have the skills to work. But there are two points to this A: It supports my claim that the people who feel their standard of life improved are poor and unemployed for a reason. They lack the intellect and/or the skills. There will be a correlation between that and poor money management. They view economics and their life very simplistic and thus giving them extra money will create a false reality B: People who support UBI support Keynesian economics. One of the ideas in that is that by giving money to the poor increases demand and thus increases the need for jobs. That did not happen.
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  7. You don't know many republicans then if that is how you feel. Also, these ideas are not new, they have been proposed for years.
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  8. When there is a will there is a way. If you want to go to school you will. Stop making excuses.
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  9.  @beaverones41  , you are looking at an extreme case. In the US we have a lot of opportunities. If someone wants to go to college they can. Those that don't are making excuses. I have seen many people in different situations attend college including single mothers. You talk about thinking critically, a part of that is problem solving. Seems like you can't do that.
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  10.  @dorianmichelarmenterossanc668  , college is an investment. It isn't a barrier but instead a part of the investment.
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  11.  @matt-tp1ww  , there are a lot of videos I don't comment on.
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  12.  @beaverones41  , finding a way to go to college and graduate is a problem you need to solve on your own. That is the point of college, it is you finding a way to accomplish a long term goal. That is the value of college. Yes, there are many opportunities in the US. I would argue that Europe has less opportunities as many nations track their students where they deny entry into college where almost everyone in the US can get into some college. There are also problems when looking at "social mobility" when comparing us to other nations. The US has 320+ million people where someone who is "poor" in the rural midwest is not really poor as they could own a home. Someone who is "poor" in the Bay Area in CA can be literally homeless. Our nation is diverse with a diverse economy. Someone could get a degree in Nebraska and move to work in Silicon Valley and it may appear their social mobility did not improve due to high cost of living there having them going from living in house to a studio apartment. But in reality they have improved. A lot of people born "poor" remain that way because that is the life they are used to and have little desire to move up. The opportunities are there, people just refuse to take them. I fully understand how things work, you are just making excuses. What is preventing someone from a poor community from attending college after they graduate high school? Tell me. This should be good.
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  13.  @beaverones41  , if there are any hurdles it is due to the government creating programs like the min. wage which prevents teenagers from poor communities from getting jobs and the welfare system which rewards failure.
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  14.  @beaverones41  , it is true that poor people are mainly poor due to their lack of motivation or drive. Tell me, what is preventing a poor individual from attending college after high school? The US is much larger than other nations so moving from a rural area to the city in the US is drastically different. Moving from KC to San Jose is drastically different. The min. wage prevents low skilled workers from getting jobs. There is not "wage exploitation" going on. Those teens have less skills and less references and thus will take a lower paying job, but that helps them grow. You are denying them. Who is dying on the streets? The welfare system rewards failure.
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  15.  @beaverones41  , can't afford it is not a strong excuse due to the ability to get loans. Also, maybe they could afford it if they could get a job where the min. wage prevented them from getting a job. Poor people are poor due to lack of motivation. There are some cases that are beyond their control, but as a whole it is due to lack of effort and motivation. KC is not a rural area. What wage exploitation? I see no evidence of that happening. Teenage unemployment is at an all time high and is higher in states with higher min. wage. The welfare system rewards failure. People are on the streets due to mental disorders because our federal government messed up the mental healthcare system. I actually want to help people, you don't.
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  16.  @beaverones41  , so you have no counter argument besides calling me stupid?
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  17. Not the federal government but I do support a program like that at the state and local level. Instead of welfare it can be a program were people who need extra money sign up and work and do jobs like landscaping or cleaning at a park, or picking up litter, or doing some cleaning in the community and so on. Welfare should be only for people who are disable and can't work because of that. And when ran locally those programs can be managed better. And example in my case is me and substitute teaching. I do that occasionally for money. I earn $80 a day when I do. I work in the community for that money and it is something I can sign up for if I have time.
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  18. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtBt2OSL2Mw A good video on UBI.
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  19. Lowering stress is one thing, but how did it improve the economy? The results have been, at best, mixed. Also, Alaska is a poor example as the amount of money given has differed throughout the years.
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  20. Because it leads to inflation.
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  21.  Kylem  , you are doing easy monetary policy which increases inflation.
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  22.    , inflation happens because people have this mindset that they need raises. Them getting a raise is a psychological part of the economy where workers feel better when they do get a raise even though there are arguments they will be fine without one. But since a lot of people don't understand the economy and hardly see past themselves and dollars they demand raises. Thus, inflation happens. The key is to limit inflation and there are methods to that. There are methods to raise inflation rates and that is through easy monetary policy.
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  23. Or you can pull out a large loan, become a brain surgeon and not worry about money.
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  24.  @Im0nJupiter  , being a surgeon means guarantee job. Even if they don't make it as a brain surgeon they can work elsewhere in the medical field.
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