> Here’s the simple truth I’ve heard from many men: We need to be needed. We imagine ourselves as builders, soldiers, workers, brothers — part of something bigger than ourselves. We deal with idleness terribly.
Interesting to read that from a vocal proponent of UBI - which would, by design, allow people, including men, _not_ to get a job.
On the contrary, UBI removes perverse anti-work incentives in means-tested benefits (the "if I get a job I'll lose my benefits and be no better off / barely better off" problem).
Sometimes, given multiple means tested benefits with their own cliffs and clawbacks, materially worse off, not just no better off, because of outside income.
> Interesting to read that from a vocal proponent of UBI - which would, by design, allow people, including men, _not_ to get a job.
UBI replacing means tested support doesn't (unless benefit levels are also boosted) help people with no outside income, but it does make it easier to improve one’s condition by earning outside income.
It enables people to work and benefit from that work compared to the status quo, it doesn't enable people not to work.
Interesting to read that from a vocal proponent of UBI - which would, by design, allow people, including men, _not_ to get a job.