[P2P-F] [NetworkedLabour] "Universal Basic Income Is a Neoliberal Plot To Make You Poorer"

[Michel Bauwens]

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 <tkaryotis at gmail.com>
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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