Social equality
Social equality refers to the conviction that all individuals must be given equal chances in terms of jobs, club memberships and no individual must be advantaged than any other and universal basic income is known as a theoretical government public program for a timely payment given to all citizens of a certain population without a work requirement (Chohan, 2017). I disagree on the issue provision of universal basic income to every person will increase social equality. The idea of universal basic income is that people are given free money and there are no strings attached. Individuals have difficulty in realizing the programs that they qualify for and go through shame and stigma for their presence on welfare. This has continued to increase social inequality and has not solved the challenges that come with universal basic income.
Furthermore, inequality is increasing leaving people to worry that technology will leave them behind since technological unemployment has not yet been planned and there are many issues currently regarding universal basic income (Sage & Diamond, 2017). Individuals need to work according to their abilities such as arts. This approach does not indicate that all citizens of a particular country will attain lasting improvements in equality or their wellbeing. The amount of money used could have been put to other areas through service provision. This will help in reducing social inequalities as it will provide everyone with the opportunity to work. It will also ensure that all citizens are able to work except those who are in retirement (Sage & Diamond, 2017). No one should be paid less than they can put up with. If universal basic income is about giving individuals economic freedom, why not allow them to have the freedom to work for less money? A general answer could be why not so long as people have a place to stay and food to eat support to their children. This means that universal basic income will not free us from social inequality and if this continues, social inequality will also increase.
References
Chohan, U. W. (2017). Universal basic income: A Review. Available at SSRN 3013634.
Sage, D., & Diamond, P. (2017). Europe’s New Social Reality: The Case Against Universal Basic Income.