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> let's try it somewhere that is game Somewhere that's game, but also has very strict immigration rules, or a very low existing quality of life. I like the ide
by peteretep 11y ago
> let's try it somewhere that is game
Somewhere that's game, but also has very strict immigration rules, or a very low existing quality of life. I like the idea in principle (and I'm very pro immigration generally), but don't see how it can work without strict immigration controls. Eligibility controls will just cause a flood of cheap labour, and an artificial middle class made of those who were eligible in the first tranche.
- eru 11y agoHow do your concerns work out in the case of Alaska? Every American can move there, and they have something similar to basic income.
- peteretep 11y ago$1,800 a year is not in the least bit similar to a basic income. I suspect it barely covers the extra costs in heating alone that living in Alaska entails.
- vlehto 11y agoIn Nordic countries you get state funded unemployment checks if you have permanent residence in the country. No citizenship needed. Any change in welfare should lessen the pressure of immigration or make immigrants more productive.