• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    22 days ago

    It doesn’t matter, we will never get it beyond a trial run here and there. It runs contrary to everything our owner class believes in, and since they and only they decide the rules, this is a lost cause if ever there was one.

  • Omega@discuss.online
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    22 days ago

    You’ll never get UBI beyond the bare minimums with companies paying politicians, which is especially true in USA

    Assuming it passes, austerity measures would kill it in the future anyway, and if it requires companies to be taxed more to accomplish it they may instead move their HQ to Britain, Singapore or Japan where the government still heavily favours the companies