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> I think a lot of good would come from that and not much bad. Here something that'd happen - the homeless in encampments would get hoovered up by slumlords wh
by sombremesa 5y ago
> I think a lot of good would come from that and not much bad.
Here something that'd happen - the homeless in encampments would get hoovered up by slumlords who put them in squalor and consume their $1k checks. Poor people would have more children because each child = $1k/mo, even if they have to wait 18 years. Abduction would be easy - the ransom pays itself over time. Fraud would be rampant. The ultra poor underclass who are undocumented would still get nothing, further exacerbating the divide.
- atdrummond 5y agoNot a single legitimate theoretical or experimental economics research paper supports these extreme claims for the effect of a UBI.
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- SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago“ Abduction would be easy - the ransom pays itself over time. Fraud would be rampant.” Do we have any evidence that abduction and fraud is rampant in countries in Western Europe, known for the very generous social programs? Are they exploding with poor people having kids??? Is it dangerous to live in, idk, Sweden because someone is gonna kidnap you for your social bux? I’m genuinely asking because the notion of rampant abducting and child having hasn’t happened in countries I know of with very generous social programs.
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- tonguez 5y agoYour first sentence is grammatically incorrect and incoherent. "Poor people would have more children because each child = [$$$]" A lot of poor people already do this for this exact reason. "The ultra poor underclass who are undocumented would still get nothing" Should a person be allowed to enter Japan, refuse to leave and then demand the Japanese people pay them $1k a month?