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Universal income and feminism

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ConstantlyCold · 15/03/2018 16:04

Bit of a thread about a thread.

There’s another thread about sahm’s and Feminism. The topic of universal income has come up. It could be hugely beneficial to sahm’s and low earners.

I can’t get my head around it myself. But I was wondering what people’s opinions are?

Would universal income benefit women? How would it work practically?

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liltingleaf · 15/03/2018 16:55

What I don’t understand about UBI is that surely it would always be slightly under what you needed to live off because prices would rise to reflect the fact that everyone had a set amount of income.

Would they, though? People still would have an equal need for products. Just more buying power in order to obtain them. So perhaps prices would go down as long as it was possible to have enough product available.

liltingleaf · 15/03/2018 16:51

I think it has the potential to take away financial pressure, the stigma and sheer time invested claiming benefits. This would free up people to improve their skill sets and actually look for work in a more thoughtful way than currently happens.

This would be good for women who have taken career breaks whilst raising their children. Good for women and men in enabling them to take a paid part time role which fits around caring for their families and raising children.

Teacuphiccup · 15/03/2018 16:48

What I don’t understand about UBI is that surely it would always be slightly under what you needed to live off because prices would rise to reflect the fact that everyone had a set amount of income.
I’m probably just not understanding it though.

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ConstantlyCold · 15/03/2018 16:46

Also, while we remain in the EU a UBI would not be possible

Why is that?

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Hont1986 · 15/03/2018 16:31

"There's the obvious problem that a UBI would pay a working man the same as an unemployed mum."

Why is that a problem? That's the whole point, everyone gets the same basic income.

Patodp · 15/03/2018 16:13

There's the obvious problem that a UBI would pay a working man the same as an unemployed mum.

BUT there's the obvious advantage that a woman could move up from unemployed to get a part time job without losing income, which is what happens in our current system. Women are far more likely to need part time work in our society as it is.

Also, while we remain in the EU a UBI would not be possible. So we'd need a definite Leave government.