# The Universal Basic Income reddit has great cartoons **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 13, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570 "2016-12-13T00:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Salvor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/1 "2016-12-13T00:00:26Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/IxXKU19.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/IxXKU19.jpg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/nacCgYP.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/nacCgYP.jpg) These kinds of cartoons break up the stream or articles there talking about the UBI and how we can convince people like you reading this now we should try it. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/2 "2016-12-13T21:32:40Z")
Steps to success: 1. Take a class in economics. High school level should suffice. 2. Learn why UBI is a horrible idea. 3. Post only cartoons to the reddit 4. Sell advertising space 5. Profit!!! 6. Get sued for copyright infringement. 7. Lose it all! 8. Pick another outlandish “cause”. 9. Repeat from step 2. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/3 "2016-12-13T21:37:52Z")
I will say the first cartoon is somewhat disingenuous, as all of the frames up until the last are about the reaction of employers, whereas a UBI would be provided by the government instead. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/4 "2016-12-13T21:38:10Z")
Thank you both for your cogent and informative argument for and against UBI. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/5 "2016-12-13T21:48:59Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > 1. Learn why UBI is a horrible idea. > . What is the alternative? ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/6 "2016-12-14T13:23:34Z")
Economics based pay. It’s the only thing that works long term. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/7 "2016-12-14T13:54:25Z")
> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#): > > Economics based pay. It’s the only thing that works long term. _ **Universal** _ Economics Based Pay. Haven’t seen that work yet, long or short term. Don’t ignore the operative U-word. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universal-basic-income-reddit-has-great-cartoons/774570/8 "2016-12-14T14:21:49Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > _ **Universal** _ Economics Based Pay. Haven’t seen that work yet, long or short term. > > Don’t ignore the operative U-word. One size does not fit all.