yes of course, but why should the BI be considered in abstraction from other efforts for a post-capitalist society ? that is leaving the BI to neoliberalism, so I agree with Kevin Carson's reply, that the BI is also an excellent condition for such a transition, since it frees labour from dependency on capitalist work, and nothing prevents them (us), from working on alternatives. The BI is not a neoliberal or left proposal, it all depends on the concrete details, Michel On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 4:50 AM, Theodoros Karyotis <[email protected]> wrote:
"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."
http://furtherfield.org/features/articles/universal- basic-income-neoliberal-plot-make-you-poorer
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