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Basic income is quite different from medical expenses, though. The main problem of malnutrition is nowadays not that people wouldn't get food; it's that they g
by ptaipale 10y ago
Basic income is quite different from medical expenses, though.
The main problem of malnutrition is nowadays not that people wouldn't get food; it's that they get too much of it (particularly of the instantly gratifying type that has high energy content).
- sjwright 10y agoAll true. My point is a broader one made by example, that a society of people with a safety net is more desirable than one where the have-nots can only live off trash and sympathy. (Though personally, I think the biggest reason to give a guaranteed income is because the money poor people receive is almost entirely spent in local shops and on rent and utilities. And it's spent on stuff that people want, whether we think it's a good decision or not. That makes it an efficient way for government to disperse money into the economy.)