187 Universal Basic Income from a Marxist Point of View

Universal Basic Income from a Marxist Point of View Many people on the Left see a Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an important tool for changing our society to the better but there is also a vocal minority that is opposed to the idea. Usually they have not looked into the idea very much but quickly found their verdict: UBI is "not revolutionary enough" and it is "just a band-aid" and maybe even a "neoliberal idea". And as it is built on "money" it can "not be anti-capitalist". Usually the superficial arguments demonstrate not only a lack of knowledge about UBI but also some lack of Marxist understanding. In the following I will not give a full overview of arguments for UBI but focus on refuting the errors in the left-wing critique mentioned above. Nonetheless here is a quick reminder of some of the advantages of UBI