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Not enough. Even a person on AVERAGE income struggles to pay for those services. They would be completely out of reach to someone on Basic Income.
by nickthemagicman 10y ago
Not enough. Even a person on AVERAGE income struggles to pay for those services. They would be completely out of reach to someone on Basic Income.
- dragonwriter 10y agoFirst, with UBI, everyone would be on Basic Income, so "someone on Basic Income" doesn't define an income level. Second, currently, those services -- other than K-12 which is universal and free -- are provided through means-tested non-cash programs. While many proponents of UBI favor it eventually replacing all means tested programs, the San Francisco pilot won't (and can't, because SF can't trump state programs.) So low-income people get support for those not available to average income folks.
- nickthemagicman 10y agoI agree with everything you said. I feel like my point still stands. Without additional services freely or cheaply available that allow people to achieve more than just 'survive' I can't imagine any BI experimentations accomplishing anything more than just subsidizing people to sit around.