Comments by "Errror42" (@nietur) on "Study Reveals the Terrible Consequences of Universal Basic Income @visualeconomiken" video.

  1. Without UBI, we would need unemployment benefits. But unemployment benefits compete with employment. The argument against UBI that is "People wouldn't work", true or not, suggests we should extort people to work with their basic needs not being met. And the same people who use this argument think people pursue higher salaries above basic needs. So wouldn't people still want to increase their disposable incomes / quality of life if their basic needs are met, therefore work?
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  2. There's this study going around on tiktok saying 30% of current production would be enough to give everyone on the planet a good living standard. Would love a video on that. It seemed to check out. People working less on UBI wouldn't be an issue that way either.
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  3. Less work isn't a terrible consequence 😐
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  4. UBI is still the answer.
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  5. bruh
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  6.  @chinesesparrows  I said it's a study. Studies can be shared anywhere, doesn't matter to the quality of the study.
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  7.  @AlessandroRodriguez  "good living standard" is defined in a certain way. It doesn't mean average US-American life.
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  8.  @jasonriddell  you saw a study that said that?
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  9.  @maximemeis2867  Bro... 1/3 of what YOU, yes YOU, produce, gets taken away from you and pays the yacht of someone else. How are they entitled to your wealth? Just by owning. By birth right.
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  10.  @AlessandroRodriguez  It is one standard. Arriving at this standard has different costs in different countries but the same cost if adjusted for PPP. I understand your point, I thought the same. It seems impossible to reach with just 30% of our current output.
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  11.  @maximemeis2867  You say no yet you have no clue what I'm referencing. Capital has a return. Workers pay this return. When someone gets dividends, that's the surplus value of your work. It is about 1/3, in the USA it's more than 40% at the moment. Again: Not talking about taxes. And no, handouts are just a small part of government spending... The 1/3 is the handouts you give to the rich unemployed. It is a birth right. Same thing as the king giving his wealth to his successor. They didn't produce it, you did. They gave the capital. They get money for owning, you get money for your time. You defend rich people as if they're better than us. Them, me, you, the third world country guy getting a dollar a day, all worth the same.
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  12.  @AlessandroRodriguez  In the study, they take all produced material and energy and compare it to the good living standard. There's no consideration of different currencies or cost of living needed. On first glance it seems to check out but it's still so unbelievable that I'd watch a deep-dive from someone on it.
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  13.  @AniMageNeBy Not if it happens voluntarily. Then it's a trade-off that the workers choose.
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