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1 this exists and is way worse with wages. People are forced to work, and at mercy of their employers. UBI frees people from wage slavery.

2. This is no different than now. Endless scams- advertising, etc all the time to extract peoples money. Regardless of source.

3. Duck ups aren't going away. Under UBI they at least won't be at the mercy of beauracy and changing political will re funding social services. And people who want to volunteer to help them will be free to do so not having to spend a 1\3 or more of their waking life just to survive.

UBI won't fix all problems. But its advantages outweigh.



3. It also gives you an unlimited ability to "reset". If you fuck up, you're not stuck with working your way back from scratch. When the next UBI check comes in it'll give you a recurring bump to help you get back on track.




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