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Does a basic income need to be generated directly through government spending? With all the talk about QE and "helicopter money" over the past 8-9 years, I'm c
by kapnobatairza 11y ago
Does a basic income need to be generated directly through government spending?
With all the talk about QE and "helicopter money" over the past 8-9 years, I'm curious why very few have considering the merits of a basic income through inflation.
What if the central bank had a mechanism to fund special "basic income" accounts at banks on a yearly basis... These accounts would not be considered deposits but would rather be a special type of 0-interest loan that is not paid back and doesn't not count against each bank's fractional reserve requirements. Each citizen is able to open 1 of these accounts at a bank that meets the qualifications to participate in the program.
Is there any merit in a basic income through inflation? If we are going to inflate our money by through QE and throwing it out of a helicopter to banks, why not use the same principle and inflate our money by throwing it our a helicopter into the homes of citizens?
special "basic income" accounts
- imtringued 11y agoThe effects of Quantitative Easing can be reversed by the central bank because it's merely an asset swap. It's only a temporary measure.
- dv_dt 11y agoIt's a temporary measure whose end and efficacy remains unknown. It seems like the QE injection really only affected 'Wall street' with very little of it escaping to cause mainline economic activity.