#so that those living on the UBS are still able to treat themselves occasionally

[esoanem]

UBI is a start, but not the end

Universal Basic Services would be even better

Anything someone needs to survive and to participate in society should be available to them free at the point of use, without unnecessary hoops to jump through

Water, food, housing, clothing, electricity, healthcare (including dental, mental health, transition, etc), transport, education, childcare, toiletries (including menstrual products), and probably a whole lot I'm not thinking of should be covered

If someone surviving on UBI spends their cheque and then runs out of food or whatever, they're still shit out of luck. Under a UBS model, that same person doesn't have to worry about managing their UBI because they know they will always be able to get the food they need

UBS also undercuts prices (by providing basic necessities for free), whereas UBI supports them to an extent

Fundamentally, one of the gravest injustices of modern society is that it not only allows, but encourages, people to profit from holding these basic needs hostage. UBI is a bandaid, but UBS would remove the underlying issue by preventing such profiteering

UBI needs to happen. via antiwork