lunes, 20 de octubre de 2014
Unconditional Basic Income- opinion paragraph bout a matter that I consider important
The Unconditional Basic Income is one of the most stupid economic theories that I've ever heard. This theory must never be imposed. The UBI is a economic proposal that offers money to every citizen of a country, these citizen don't have to do anything for earn this money. In a beginning, this could be a great solution for all the poverty of a country, but at the far end, you are only increasing the incompetence of the country, due to the fact that people won't have to give their best for the work they should all give, so people won't see their jobs as an obligation, which seems to be good, but they will see their jobs as a waste of time since they are going to earn that money anyway. But this is not the worts part of this theory. People from other countries who want tho have a better life would also look forward to live in this country, and there is no country in the world which can face this fact. In the end, you have to strengthen the frontiers if you want to keep this way of life, so people from other countries who look forward to work in better conditions than their respectivecountries offers them, won't be able to reach their drams. To sum up, if the western world applies this economic theory, in a few years, we will have developed a social segregation, separating the rich world from the poor world.
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Dear Miguel, thank you for writing an opinion on this topic. I would like to argue that, even though this theory may seem stupid or crazy, there are important economists from different universities researching on its viability. Most people react in the same way as you when being told about this idea, but only a few take the time to read and think. From my point of view, having the basic needs fulfilled doesn't involve becoming a lazy person. On the contrary, people would be less depressed and anxious if they didn't have to accept abusive contracts and, thus, they could work in whatever they like most. People who want to consume more than they need would have to work as much as now. As for the "borders", I think this is extremely cruel for the Western world to close their boundaries while spoiling other countries' resources in parallel. Then, I think it is necessary to think and research and plan and, perhaps, someday in the future, it will be possible to live in a better world, without inequality and slavery. I agree with you that most people aren't ready for that yet.
ResponderEliminarAgain, thank you for approaching the topic, as I was really curious about your point of view.
Cheers,
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