Originally Posted by
Zenfoldor
IMO, the problem with UBI is not having to work and just getting a check for doing nothing, is too big of an incentive. Especially when the job one already has was low paying and generally terrible anyway. Once one decides to remove themselves from the workforce, that is a relatively big setback if they ever want to rejoin the workforce. Decisions we could make right out of college, such as deciding to delay the starting of work and live off UBI for a few years, could hurt many in the long term without realizing this unintended consequence.
Why does missing work set one back? Well, besides the obvious hit to a resume that being out of work 6 months would(probably unfairly) cause, I think the answer to that is actually opportunity. You miss out on a lot of opportunities setting at home playing videos games and sleeping all day. Just saying. I know that sounds boomer, but actually I think it is true.
Don't get me wrong, I've love UBI, I just can't see how it works out in the America I live in today.