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| | '''Universal basic income''' ('''UBI''') is a policy that guarantees a regular income to all citizens. Discussion about UBI has expanded in recent years due to the threat that [[automation]] poses to the capitalist wage system. |
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| '''Universal basic income''' ('''UBI''') is a policy that guarantees a regular income to all citizens. Discussion about UBI has expanded in recent years due to the threat that [[automation]] poses to the [[Capitalism|capitalist]] [[wage]] system. Some proposals would give a set amount of [[money]] to everyone below a certain income, and others would give varying amounts based on how poor they are.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=[[Prabhat Patnaik]]|newspaper=[[Peoples Democracy]]|title=The Problem with “Universal Basic Income”|date=2023-08-06|url=https://peoplesdemocracy.in/2023/0806_pd/problem-%E2%80%9Cuniversal-basic-income%E2%80%9D|retrieved=2023-08-08}}</ref>
| | Unfortunately, it has is been promoted by the [[Bourgeoisie|ultra-wealthy]] who wish to use UBI to prevent a [[Socialism|socialist]] revolution and redistribution of economic power into the hands of a [[Dictatorship of the proletariat|proletarian state]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Chris Hedges]]|date=2018-04-01|title=The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam|url=https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-oligarchs-guaranteed-basic-income-scam/|newspaper=[[TruthDig]]}}</ref> |
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| == Criticism ==
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| === From the left ===
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| The [[bourgeoisie]] has promoted UBI in order to prevent a [[Proletarian revolution|socialist revolution]] and redistribution of economic power into the hands of a [[Dictatorship of the proletariat|proletarian state]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Chris Hedges]]|newspaper=[[TruthDig]]|title=The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam|date=2018-04-01|url=https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-oligarchs-guaranteed-basic-income-scam/}}</ref> Instead of creating laws guaranteeing access to education, food, housing, and health care, the [[Dictatorship of the bourgeoisie|bourgeois state]] would give workers money to buy it.<ref name=":0" />
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| === From the right ===
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| Right-wing economists claim that UBI would discourage [[Proletariat|workers]] from working harder, which falsely assumes that harder work corresponds to higher pay. The most difficult jobs are actually paid the least under the current system.<ref name=":0" />
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| == See also == | | == See also == |
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| * [[Utopianism]] | | * [[Utopianism]] |
| * [[Social democracy]] | | * [[Social democracy|Social Democracy]] |
| * [[Labor aristocracy]] | | * [[Labor aristocracy|Labor Aristocracy]] |
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| == References == | | == References == |
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| [[Category:Stubs]] | | [[Category:Stubs]] |
| [[Category:Social democracy]]
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