The whole point of UBI is that you get income (the "I" in UBI) wether you have other sources of income (aka a job) of not (the "U" for Universal in UBI).
The social welfare in nordic countries is mostly not income (housing, free healthcare, ...) and is certainly not universal (you lose access to it once you have a job, or you have to pay for it through taxes, and some of the fees are waived for people with low income).
I rally love the social welfare of Sweden et al. but calling that "basically UBI" is missing the point.
The social welfare in nordic countries is mostly not income (housing, free healthcare, ...) and is certainly not universal (you lose access to it once you have a job, or you have to pay for it through taxes, and some of the fees are waived for people with low income).
I rally love the social welfare of Sweden et al. but calling that "basically UBI" is missing the point.