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It's not basic income if it goes away when you get a job. A large part of the problem that UBI was envisioned to solve is that means-tested welfare systems can
by InitialLastName 5y ago
It's not basic income if it goes away when you get a job.
A large part of the problem that UBI was envisioned to solve is that means-tested welfare systems can find a steady-state equilibrium as poverty traps (as you noted, if you lose your welfare upon getting a job, the welfare support itself becomes a disincentive to working).