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A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by 3volver@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.

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[–] loobkoob@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I agree. As much as I agree with the idea of universal basic income - because I think supporting society while reducing the work necessary is something we should aim for, because it's the best way to ensure everyone gets a fair lot in life and because I think it's a necessity with the direction the labour market is heading - this isn't really the kind of thing I want to see in this community, personally. Hell, UBI doesn't really have much to do with the thought of "if X is Y% of Z then 1000X is Y% of 1000Z" - it's just basic maths really (and OP seems to have got the maths wrong, too).

[–] 3volver@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

I got it backwards, and rewrote it very clearly,

The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.