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My thought was around those lines: 60/70 year olds shouldn't be struggling to get retrained. They should be able to live the rest of their lives in retirement.
by xtracto 5y ago
My thought was around those lines: 60/70 year olds shouldn't be struggling to get retrained. They should be able to live the rest of their lives in retirement. Society should take care of their elders. That's where I would start a UBI program if I could.
Sure, if anyone wants to use their time to learn something new that would be a plus for them.
- ghaff 5y agoWell, we sort of do. It's called social security. Now, you could argue that social security by itself only supports a pretty spartan lifestyle. But any UBI proposal is probably even less money.
- hellbannedguy 5y agoI'm for not giving SS to those that don't need it. Your 65 and wealthy. Why do you need a that piddley SS check? The USA has reniged on promises before. Oh yea, everyone would still have to contribute to SS. I imagine the money saved might go to a Basic Income? A Basic Income that would help out the poorest of Americans.
- rovolo 5y agoYour social security benefits are calculated based on your 35 highest income years; which includes 0 income years. The guy quit in 2001 in his 40s-50s, so he may only have 20 years of income for SSA benefits. That said, the formula is a political choice just as the UBI benefits are a political choice. We could give everyone the same SSA benefits regardless of prior income and index the amounts to age instead. UBI and SSA could be the same administration with lower amounts for younger people and higher amounts for retirees. https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-answers/social-security-benefits-calculation.html https://www.aarp.org/retirement/social-security/questions-an...