The idea was proposed by two Democrats, so you know it has zero chance in this administration. We couldn’t even get our student loans forgiven.

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    Wouldn’t work without also instituting rent control. The moment landlords get wind that people are getting money from a UBI the rents will double. So many parts of our system are so beyond broken that it’s like playing whack-a-mole with all of the worst elements in society.

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      2 months ago

      Exactly. It’s a proven that will only show up at scale, and these little randomized studies will never demonstrate it.

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      Supply and demand are not perfectly elastic. A portion of the UBI will go into both landlord and tenant surplus, and we can tax the landlord surplus.