After much thought, I think I am 73% sure I am against universal basic income on psychological grounds. (1/2)
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@vgr with weekly clearing / feedback loop, and pricing of labor assuming welfare is already being paid. search matching, tight localization -
@morganwarstler okay, that is NOT a UBI model. That's a sort of micro-keynesian EIC++ scheme (which I do like better than UBI) - 1 more reply
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@vgr@morganwarstler It sounds exactly like an updated version of the "Roundsman System" of the old English Poor Laws http://books.google.com/books?id=zn9zTnlrqwIC&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=roundsman+system&source=bl&ots=SKyZgZ279L&sig=m8sfT8tjkU0z9zdHF3ctdVHstGA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kOppU5r6IIjsoATQx4DwBg&sqi=2&ved=0CHcQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=roundsman%20system&f=false … -
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@vgr it's not about "topping up" income a la speenhamland. Its far trickier. It's about political power of SMB owners. - 7 more replies
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