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Umm... No, that's the situation where taxes create a disincentive to work. Try solving that without having taxes be a flat fee.
by tormeh 10y ago
Umm... No, that's the situation where taxes create a disincentive to work. Try solving that without having taxes be a flat fee.
- k2enemy 10y agoFine, but if BI is not funded through taxes, then how is it funded?
- Sammi 10y agoHe didn't say _no_ taxes. He said _no flat_ taxes. Think progressive taxes instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_tax
- AnthonyMouse 10y agoThat isn't even strictly necessary. There is a difference between a "flat tax" (e.g. everyone pays 20%) and a "flat fee" (e.g. everyone pays $10,000). A UBI funded by a flat tax is completely unproblematic. People who make $80,000 pay $16,000 and this makes up the difference for the people who make $20,000 and pay $4,000 when they each get a $10,000 UBI.
- greedo 10y ago$2-3 Trillion dollars in new taxes in the US.