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grasshopperpurp on July 30, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0

Most low-paying jobs can't be done from home. They require the person to show up at McDonald's or Walmart, etc., so I don't see how this applies.

Beldin on July 30, 2020 [–]

True, good point.

I have no idea what UBI would mean for low-wage, on-premise jobs. A sufficiently substantial UBI would undermine such jobs, I guess...

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