LughM to [email protected]English • 7 days agoA three-year UBI study done in Germany shows that a guaranteed monthly check increased labor market exploration and increased work satisfaction.www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.deexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA three-year UBI study done in Germany shows that a guaranteed monthly check increased labor market exploration and increased work satisfaction.www.pilotprojekt-grundeinkommen.deLughM to [email protected]English • 7 days agomessage-square101fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarehappybadger [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoIt can’t be the only policy. A universal right to a job and basic necessities makes the UBI a self-actualisation tool. Otherwise it goes to rent and food.
minus-squareKieselguhr [none/use name]linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-26 days ago A universal right to a job and basic necessities But then you don’t need UBI with a Job Guarantee program with a strong social safety net / high enough unemployment benefit. And those are counter cyclical by nature, so they are like an automatic fiscal stimulus in recessions, unlike UBI.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•6 days agoRight, that makes sense. Some kind of guarantee needs to be given that the bottom base won’t just be raised again.
It can’t be the only policy. A universal right to a job and basic necessities makes the UBI a self-actualisation tool. Otherwise it goes to rent and food.
But then you don’t need UBI with a Job Guarantee program with a strong social safety net / high enough unemployment benefit.
And those are counter cyclical by nature, so they are like an automatic fiscal stimulus in recessions, unlike UBI.
Right, that makes sense. Some kind of guarantee needs to be given that the bottom base won’t just be raised again.