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White Rock
Jul 14, 2007
Creativity flows in the bored and the angry!
We had a program called "Job Guarantee" in :sweden:, it was essentially forcing longterm unemployed people to do some hours in some government work place to get their benefits.

Like being the 6th worker in an small cafeteria in a government building. Or shipping people with disabilities to chop lumber in Lapland.


How would a job guarantee not create a second level class which works these "imaginary" jobs?

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White Rock
Jul 14, 2007
Creativity flows in the bored and the angry!

Bulgogi Hoagie posted:

you'll end up needing price controls for everything because every non idiot business owner will raise prices to adjust for the ubi implemented

No need for controls mate.

Even if everything goes up by what the UBI covers, poorer people will be better off, the rest won't feel the difference.

White Rock
Jul 14, 2007
Creativity flows in the bored and the angry!

mrbradlymrmartin posted:

there were price controls under nixon

if the govt is gonna subsidize capital they should be able to impose limits too

Price controls is a horrible way to ensure access to basic goods though.

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