On: Californians on universal basic income paid off debt and got full-time jobs

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> ...after receiving $500 per month for two years

I mean, of course? what else do you expect with $500/mo capped at 2 years?

that's not UBI. the test needs to be at least $1k/mo, indefinitely.

[gumby → undefined1]

I don't understand what is "of course", why $500 is wrong and $1K would be right. Could you expand on your thinking?

[undefined1 → gumby]

because one's choices are going to be different with $500/mo temporarily vs $1k/mo for life. the former is a temporary windfall, the latter is UBI.

to actually test UBI, the amount needs to be substantial and with no end.

[whythre → undefined1]

Doesn’t sound like of a test so much as full implementation.

[phendrenad2 → whythre]

Maybe there's a compromise that'll test it more thoroughly (break through the "windfall" mentality) without it going on forever. 10 years?

[undefined1 → whythre]

it would still be a test of the system though, because it would only be a small subset of the population.

[kolinko → undefined1]

what else do you expect - many critics of UBI claimed it would be spent on alcohol, oled tvs and as an excuse to dig a deeper debt hole