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Translation: Currently, many social benefit programs give people less money the more they work. If a person is eligible for enough of these programs, they can
by justinpombrio 10y ago
Translation:
Currently, many social benefit programs give people less money the more they work. If a person is eligible for enough of these programs, they can even make less money by working than they would by not working.
UBI (universal basic income) doesn't have this problem because it pays people the same amount regardless of weather they work. Thus, it is arguably more in line with "working class wants to work" than the status quo is.
EDIT: Made translation more precise.
- dragonwriter 10y agoThat's not a precisely accurate translation, as there are plenty of social benefit programs that are not means tested beyond perhaps treating some of the benefit as normal income (e.g., Social Security), and my post was not making the "most social benefit programs" claim, only comparing UBI to those programs which are means tested (and which therefore are obvious candidates to replace with a UBI, given the usual arguments for UBI.)
- justinpombrio 10y agoYeah, it was bound to be inaccurate, because you clearly know more about this than I do! It took me a few minutes (no exaggeration) to parse your post. But you made some excellent points, so I decided to simplify it for other unlettered folks like myself. (We have a hard time picking apart 70-word long sentences.) It would be even better if you could write for us directly. Even just capping your sentences at 30 words would make a big difference, I think.
- dbsjkdn 10y ago>(e.g., Social Security), Maybe true for the standard retired beneficiary, but not for everyone. A friend of mine is on SS disability. His condition changes over time and has improved some in recent years. When he can work, he has to make sure he doesn't work too much, or his benefits go away.