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You do realize that the universal basic income is the exact opposite of what you describe? The "universal" part means that you get money without any requirement
by tom_mellior 8y ago
You do realize that the universal basic income is the exact opposite of what you describe? The "universal" part means that you get money without any requirements, without any forms to fill out (except to prove once that you exist and have a bank account, I guess), without any rules.
UBI wants to get away from all the unclear rules and the hassle and cost of enforcing them.
- perl4ever 8y agoIt is not unheard of for people to collect money for people who don't exist. It used to be popular in the US to claim extra dependents on one's taxes. It might be going too far to present basic income as a totally foolproof program.
- tom_mellior 8y agoOf course it has to be implemented well and must rely on some other (important) assumption like "social security numbers belong to actually living persons".