UBI and discretionary income: what happens to middle-class lifestyles?
theearthcrosser · reddit · 2026-10-31
A Reddit discussion on whether middle/upper-middle-class discretionary lifestyles — nicer houses, cars, splurge vacations — survive in an accelerated AI world with UBI. The author, who spent $25k+ on music gear over 20 years, questions whether UBI could fund such discretionary spending. Core question: will UBI be set higher than assumed, or are those people expected to accept a reduced standard of living?
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