4 ms·
I guess Iran is the only country with universal basic income already in place then! the income is not much and you probably can't live of it without working, b
by mars4rp 10y ago
I guess Iran is the only country with universal basic income already in place then!
the income is not much and you probably can't live of it without working, but it is universal!
- vkou 10y agoAlaska, a thoroughly red state has universal income. Likewise, it is not enough to live off.
- maxxxxx 10y agoIsn't that more like an oil dividend?
- gizmo686 10y agoDoes it matter? Alaska found a source of income (oil), and chose to spend it by giving a no-strings-attached check to every (eligible [0]) Alaskan citizen; instead of any other thing the government could chose to spend money on. As a side note, my understanding is that the payment is not a direct dividend of oil profits, but rather from the Alaska Permanent Fund, which is funded principle from oil, but designed to be able to continue payments in perpetuity despite the eventual lack of oil income. As a result of this, payments are corralated with the general market which (from a macro-economic point of view) is probably the opposite of what we want from a basic income, which could double as a form of stimulus during economic downturn. [0] It is not, however, means tested. Eligibility is based on being a permanent resident, and not having been convicted of a crime in the preceding year.
- meanduck 10y ago> Does it matter? Yes there is a pretty big difference. Its not wealth redistribution. You are just spending the money created by natural resource. Its Govt/Peoples wealth to spend as they see fit.
- umeshunni 10y agoDon't other oil rich countries (Saudi, Kuwait etc) have some form of basic income for their citizens?
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoI know Saudi does (or at least did). It was enough to live off of, too (though perhaps not in the style you would like to become accustomed to...)