• OrganicMustard@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    UBI without price control is useless. Rent is just going to go up by that amount and same for utilities, food, etc.

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      3 days ago

      That would be a profound lack of imagination on companies. Raising prices to cover costs make sense since all businesses will be affected in the same way equally, but to just do it because everyone has more money doesn’t, your competitor might just undercut you by keeping their prices the same, and then get all the profit.