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There are plenty of progressives who see UBI as a method of vastly simplifying social security by doing exactly this. One payment for all.
by thomasfedb 7y ago
There are plenty of progressives who see UBI as a method of vastly simplifying social security by doing exactly this. One payment for all.
- macspoofing 7y agoAs an exercise, try and advocate for getting rid of Medicare for Seniors in return for increasing the pension payout rate (to whatever reasonable number of you choose). How do you think that will go ... and that's just one program. If you think you can get rid of food stamps and 10,000 other programs, you're dreaming.
- thomasfedb 7y agoHonestly I think public health is so well ingrained into the Australian psyche that it's not really considered to be welfare - it's just a state service like roads or parks. UBI in Australia wouldn't change our healthcare system.