# In the US, could states implement UBI in a post scarcity society {Universal Basic Income}

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**Created:** [June 20, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-states-implement-ubi-in-a-post-scarcity-society-universal-basic-income/1019901 "2025-06-20T18:07:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-states-implement-ubi-in-a-post-scarcity-society-universal-basic-income/1019901/21 "2025-06-21T03:23:36Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> Ocean front real estate will be a huge status symbol in a post scarcity society. Living in a 2000 square foot home on the ocean front will have far more status than living in a 10,000 square foot mansion in the middle of Iowa.

By the time we get to post scarcity, Iowa may be oceanfront.

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**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-could-states-implement-ubi-in-a-post-scarcity-society-universal-basic-income/1019901/22 "2025-06-21T03:25:19Z")

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Nah, by the time that happens the super smart robots will fix everything for us.

So keep polluting as much as possible, super smart robots will solve all our problems for us eventually.

/s

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