• masterspace@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I think you’re missing a potential 4th one, though I’m not 100% convinced as to its feasibility, but a Universal Basic Income and greater societal wealth redistribution raises the bottom so much that everyone can easily afford 30 news subscriptions.

    Though personally I think more arms length public funding is the better option since the incentives of capitalism often don’t align with the incentives of high quality journalism.

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      2 years ago

      I love the idea of UBI. But I can’t help but worry I’m wrong.

      My love for UBI assumes that idle hands will make themselves useful in productive, please or at least non-destructive ways.

      I’m not clear I can justify that