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Many countries have state pensions that aren't means teated. The UK has an absurdly massive state pension budget. But it isn't ubi/bi because you earn it by pa
by easytiger 4y ago
Many countries have state pensions that aren't means teated. The UK has an absurdly massive state pension budget.
But it isn't ubi/bi because you earn it by paying national insurance. If you don't have enough years of NI history in the country you don't get it.
- lostlogin 4y agoTo get the NZ one you have to be over 65, have lived in NZ for 5 years after turning 50 and be a resident or citizen. If you never paid a cent of tax you are entitled to it. https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/seniors/superannuation/superannuation-overview.html https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/eligibility/seniors/supera...
- easytiger 4y agoIt's not a bi or ubi if only retired people are getting it.
- lostlogin 4y agoEveryone over 65 gets it. You get it did you are in paid work.
- easytiger 4y agoHow is it a ubi/bi if it isn't applied to everyone?
- lostlogin 4y agoThe article mentions that many of its examples were conditional. This is another example. Limited for sure, but by age rather than luck, programme attendance, tribal affiliation, income, region etc, which those in the article were. The article had a pretty loose definition of ‘universal’.