But you then have no freedom concerning the choice of good. With a basic income you’re free to use the money as you want, so for example if you don’t want some goods and want to instead invest everything in a business idea while sharing your parents house, living almost naked, without spending on education, you’re free to do so.
With your suggestion you assume what people want and provide something that kind of match that (people don’t want a house, they want a specific kind of house at a specific location, same for the clothes), while the basic income approach is just a tool to help people participate in the market, without any guess of what people actually and the full logistical process required to distribute those goods.
dgellow|6 years ago
With your suggestion you assume what people want and provide something that kind of match that (people don’t want a house, they want a specific kind of house at a specific location, same for the clothes), while the basic income approach is just a tool to help people participate in the market, without any guess of what people actually and the full logistical process required to distribute those goods.
luckylion|6 years ago