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Originally Posted by yaletown_fella
I dont understand how that wrecks the whole point of it. The centrist UBI Im promoting is meant to be an income supplement , not an income replacement.
And the new system would not require a new beurocracy because its administration can be completely automated for minimal cost.
The majority of people would opt out of their exisiting benefits. And at that point, mass social service layoffs and office closures would take effect. It would gradually become phased out over time.
As a society we need to have an honest conversation about why we feel it's necessary to allocate so much money towards public education. We are throwing $12,000 of funding per high school student per year in an education system that is preparing them for a world that will no longer exist by the time they have graduated.
Already, the radiology field is dead and about to be completed automated. We are only 2-5 years away from lower level legal jobs from being automated. The same goes for the majority of jobs in financial services and wealth management, The list goes on. Any shortfall in UBI could easily be funded by reasonable education budget cuts.
And dont tell me that automation will create just as many new jobs as it is destroying because any honest informed person will tell you that's complete nonsense. And don't tell me we can retrain truck drivers to become software engineers. Certain people, like myself, just dont have the mental capacity for tech related work.
A $1000/month UBI would also allow people to be mobile and move to an area with cheap rentals. It would end involuntary homelessness overnight and drastically cut the need and funding for homelessness, police and emergency services.
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And to add to what others have said, these ideas of automation are fantasy. Mark my words, in 10 or 20 years time I guarantee every truck still has a squishy human behind the wheel. If one thinks about the consequences of automated drivers for more than a millisecond we see the problems that getting rid of them will face.