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spades
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"Going back to the idea of Universal (base) Income..."


  

          

An argument against it I always here is: "Some people just won't work."

Yeah? And?

Why do we care? Also, why are we pretending that we don't already have a similar system in place (admittedly on a much smaller scale) with our disability benefits system? I work in the private sector and let me tell you, there is a segment of the population that has figured out w/the right circumstances they can get free money for life and they mold their life around it and make it work.

What's the central issue here?

For those interested:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income

www.basicincome.com

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Going back to the idea of Universal (base) Income... [View all] , spades, Fri May-08-15 01:33 PM
 
Subject Author Message Date ID
spite, heartlessness
May 08th 2015
1
I think it's similar to the minimum wage reflex
May 08th 2015
2
don't we kind of have that now with welfare? if you make under x dollars
May 08th 2015
3
Not really. Welfare is temporary - this is permanent.
May 08th 2015
4
welfare is SUPPOSED to be temporary
May 08th 2015
5
      because low wages disincentivize work
May 08th 2015
7
Childless people have to game SSI
May 08th 2015
6
      Yep.
May 08th 2015
8
      you mean by faking or manufacturing a disability?
May 08th 2015
13
           SSI and SSDI fraud are RAMPANT, man
May 08th 2015
14
                Man you must work for the gov't too.
May 08th 2015
15
                i believe you, maybe it just doesn't bother me
May 08th 2015
17
I swear there was a show about this on NPR a few years ago
May 08th 2015
9
I could see that.
May 08th 2015
10
RE: I swear there was a show about this on NPR a few years ago
May 08th 2015
11
people who are against this....why? what's the reason to oppose it?
May 08th 2015
12
That's what I'm trying to figure out.
May 08th 2015
16
Where is the money gonna come from to pay for all that?
May 08th 2015
18
LOL
May 08th 2015
21
People who work themselves to death don't want to see others chillin...
May 08th 2015
19
Certainly not at their expense.
May 08th 2015
20
I have so many words to say, no current gumption to compose them
May 09th 2015
22
We have a cultural hangup about dignity coming from
May 09th 2015
23
The Atlantic chimes in
May 23rd 2015
24
The Economist rebutts
May 25th 2015
25

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