“There is a fear that with basic income they would just stay at home and play computer games,”
At least they are smart enough to stop when it becomes apparent that it isn’t working….unlike OUR liberals….
Finland to stop program of Universal Basic Income because it simply doesn’t work….. “and is actively taking measures to cut benefits to those who do not seek employment”.
(seems that they would have to raise taxes by OVER 30% ….
At the end of it all, I believe the proponents of UBI simply want runaway inflation to devalue the savings of those of us who work and save and to devalue to holdings of the “rich”.
Or, it could be that they are simply stupid people who believe in socialism because they never studied anything useful and never read a history book or were exposed to anything resembling Econ 101…..