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On the topic of immigrants and minimum wage/basic income. Brussels provided free housing, food, health care, and education to immigrants. And yet their immigran
by forrestthewoods 11y ago
On the topic of immigrants and minimum wage/basic income. Brussels provided free housing, food, health care, and education to immigrants. And yet their immigrant community was still unable and/or unwilling to integrate.
Basic income and/or higher minimum wage doesn't solve all problems. It even causes some new ones. Which isn't to say it isn't a good idea. But we probably don't discuss the problems as much as we should. I don't think it's the silver bullet many people wish it to be.
- ptaipale 11y agoYep. I think the biggest problem is the assumption that universal basic income would replace any existing welfare programs. In reality, it seems that this is not going to happen, because one size doesn't fit all, and existing welfare programs cover vastly differing cases at vastly differing cost levels (unemployment, disability, old age, serious and not-so-serious illnesses). Over here (Finland), the current government is planning a trial for UBI. It looks like pretty much none of the existing benefits can be cut because they are "fundamental human rights" or similar.