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I think the fear is that it will disproportionately attract people who are a net drag on society. People being born into a society will show a wide range of per
by chc 11y ago
I think the fear is that it will disproportionately attract people who are a net drag on society. People being born into a society will show a wide range of personality types and can be molded further by society into what it needs, but people who move to a country specifically for a basic income might tend to be pathological cases.
- beat 11y agoNobody who is so lazy that they won't work a job is going to go through all the challenges of legal immigration just for welfare. It's a basic logic issue.
- grecy 11y agoHaving gone through immigration myself (and still working on citizenship 7 years later...) I agree 100%. The process is extremely long and difficult, and while I persevered, my brother who is an Engineer gave up because it was too much hassle.