@bradenk@Timcast The political power shifts need serious consideration. So does the declining birth rate.
Short term, I see AI accelerating specialization and the gig economy.
Long term, I see real estate becoming immensely valuable.
@Jim849529967812@Timcast@grok Yes, you can. Which is why I stared with a basic principle: "The belief that government is responsible for providing you with everything you need."
You either beleive that, or you don't. But you never said either way.
Is the exchange rate two bevers for one deer because takes more labor to get a deer than a beaver? How do they tax my beaver?
(a little Adam Smith humor).
Back to it:
Under capitalism, the market controls the value of $. UBI give the government more control of the market. It does so by giving it direct control of the subjective marginal utility of $.
UBI allows the government to alter incentives, resource flows, and political dynamics in ways that favor state influence. No, it's not full-blown central planning, but you don't need central planning to achieve communist ideals. Google "the capitalist road to communism" if you want the complete outline.