Already some on the left see the UBI as inadequate. Once the notion of dependence, as opposed to reliance on labor and initiative, becomes the guiding principle of economic life, there is no reason why the massive serf class should not always seek more advantages. Ultimately, however, reliance on transfer payments could end up undermining oligarchs and free-market ideologues who embrace welfarism. Support enlarged government increased even in the United States. It also showed that more than half are worried about job losses, especially automating. A recent Edelman Inquiry from 28 countries reports that more and more people “believe that capitalism does more harm than good”.
In 17 advanced economies surveyed in spring 2021 by Bench, 56% think that their political system “needs major changes or must be completely reformed”. The welfarist wave benefits from a growing anti-capitalist sentiment. A UBI enjoys even stronger support in most European countriesespecially among younger people.
Already about half of Americans support the idea of a guaranteed basic income of approximately $2,000 per month, if the robots put them out of work. Still Democratic strategists claim that such donations will be hard to resist once offered, even for those who might be skeptical of federal largesse. Most voters, according to a July 2021 Morning consultation poll, also oppose permanent income support. The political outlook for UBI and welfarism is mixed. Some on the left even see it as a ‘neoliberal’ scam‘ to hasten the end of productive work and social ascent, while undermining the political and economic power of the working class. Damon Linker, progressive writing for the The week, describes UBI as the path to “spiritual ruin,” especially for those who depend on it most. Will a UBI improve the lives of workers and the proletarianized middle class? As an author Aaron Renn suggests, parts of American society where income transfers have become a way of life suffer from shocking levels of drug addiction, alcoholism and idleness. The synergy between Silicon Valley wealth and the expansive welfare state is clear: the excess wealth of the oligarchs can fund ever more dysfunctional schools at a high level, pay huge pensions and generally expand the role of a state government, all with the blessing of the state economic royalty. Information on each class is also provided on the website! Just go to TimothyJGordon.“The culture of much of California, driven by state policy, is one of benefits (and now guaranteed income), not a job strategy or expectation,” says Michael Bernick, former director of the California Department of Employment Development.
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