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One thing that's been made clear in the last two years is that even a very very measly increase to unemployment can have huge impact. And unemployment runs out
by staticassertion 5y ago
One thing that's been made clear in the last two years is that even a very very measly increase to unemployment can have huge impact. And unemployment runs out after a while, and the increases have been tiny. And unemployment makes you jump through hoops, is very stressful, and wastes a lot of your time.
I expect that UBI could start off very small and still have huge impact. A quick search shows that median income can range from ~40k-80k state to state. I'd bet you could radically change this country for way less than that.
- tekknik 5y agoIf people are getting paid $80k a year to do nothing Im quitting my job and living in the woods. 1 less software engineer.
- staticassertion 5y agoThe point was to pay less than median income. So you're looking at closer to 30k at the high end.
- tekknik 5y agoSo those in high cost of living areas are still just screwed? $30k/yr isn’t even enough to pay rent.
- staticassertion 5y agoDo you want me to write a full, detailed policy? Or can you just use some common sense?