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Maybe it would be easier to slowly build to UI - kind of like leveling up a character. - Universal health care would likely have the most impact on a lot of pe
by matt_s 5y ago
Maybe it would be easier to slowly build to UI - kind of like leveling up a character.
- Universal health care would likely have the most impact on a lot of people and companies if there was a system to fund it across the board for basic health coverage (i.e. healthy visits, major events and mental health covered, progressive co-pays for other stuff)
- In the US there already is universal education up to just before university, extend that to 2 years college at first. I know the K-12 system probably needs work, the idea here is to benefit the most people.
- Food and shelter are tough because these will look more like hand-outs from the government. Subsidies already exist for lower income people, maybe it starts there with expanding those programs.
If you start out with UI as the goal its likely going to get push back, much like some biz person wanting a waterfall software project to build a startup with the goal of a fully functioning SaaS at the end of the project. Iterations with benefits getting delivered over time is a better approach.
- thomastjeffery 5y agoThe useful thing about universal basic income is that you get to throw out all the inefficiencies of moderate/centrist policy. No more deciding who is entitled to what. Just give everyone enough and let them go from there. The thing that is holding us back from expanding the social programs we have is an obsessive fear of giving the undeserving "too much".