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Look at the welfare cliff http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-tragedy-americas-welfare-state http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/wh
by DiThi 11y ago
Look at the welfare cliff http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-tragedy-americas-welfare-state http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/when-work-punished-...
The situation is worse in my home country (Spain): I know too many people that doesn't want to work because they would lose benefits.
It's not about giving away more, but giving it equally. Income taxes can "take back" money from people that don't need it.
- notahacker 11y agoBasic income is neither a necessary nor a sufficient criteria for eliminating welfare cliffs though. Welfare cliffs can be eliminated quite effectively by tapering welfare payments, and can remain (and potentially be made worse) after a BI is introduced if there are still some [household] income-linked subsidies or tax breaks available.