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Re: European Citizen's Initiative for UBI

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How does that work across the EU though? Eastern Europe has minimum wages of just a few EUR/hr.

The answer is it doesn't :-)

A lazy answer if so, and a disappointing take on organizing society if that’s considered acceptable.

Re: European Citizen's Initiative for UBI

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

The answer is it doesn't :-)

A lazy answer if so, and a disappointing take on organizing society if that’s considered acceptable.

Maybe because "organizing society" according to some grand central plan isn't actually a very effective strategy.

Re: European Citizen's Initiative for UBI

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post #3

How does that work across the EU though? Eastern Europe has minimum wages of just a few EUR/hr.

The initiative is apparently to introduce “basic incomes”, plural, which is presumably determined based on local economic circumstances. Not sure how that reduces “regional disparities” and achieves “territorial cohesion”, though.

Re: European Citizen's Initiative for UBI

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post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lazy answer if so, and a disappointing take on organizing society if that’s considered acceptable.

Maybe because "organizing society" according to some grand central plan isn't actually a very effective strategy.

Labor laws, entitlements, taxes, and other public policy are “organizing society”, and based on quality of life metrics most of Europe is crushing it. Sounds effective to me. I am an American living in a third world country in a first world suit, so I am admittedly biased.
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