[spectre] Universal Basic Income Is a Neoliberal Plot To Make You Poorer

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Universal Basic Income Is a Neoliberal Plot To Make You Poorer

By Dmytri Kleiner.

The reason many people on the left are excited about proposals for a
Universal Basic Income (UBI) is that it acknowledges economic inequality
and its social consequences. In reality, however, UBI provides political
cover for the elimination of social programs and the privatization of
social services.

“The notion that we can solve inequality within capitalism by
indiscriminately giving people money and leaving the provisioning of all
social needs to corporations is extremely dubious. While this view is to be
expected among those, like Murray and Friedman, who promote capitalism, it
is not compatible with anticapitalism. UBI will end up in the hands of
capitalists. We will be dependent on these same capitalists for everything
we need. But to truly alleviate poverty, productive capacity must be
directed toward creating real value for society and not toward "maximizing
shareholder value" of profit-seeking investors.” Kleiner

http://www.furtherfield.org/features/articles/universal-basic-income-neoliberal-plot-make-you-poorer
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