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UBI plus Medicare for All (not just Medicare for elders) is the way. "Welfare" beyond that can and should be discussed and considered - I'm not advocating for
by neon_electro 4y ago
UBI plus Medicare for All (not just Medicare for elders) is the way.
"Welfare" beyond that can and should be discussed and considered - I'm not advocating for taking away any of the welfare state as a trade for implementing UBI, personally.
Everyone receives it, everyone pays taxes accordingly, those with enough tax liability end up netting $0 or less in UBI for the period.
- dragonwriter 4y ago> UBI plus Medicare for All (not just Medicare for elders) is the way. Note that, given the actual structure of Medicare (partially publicly subsized private insurance with a public default and minimum-benefit option which still has premiums, part of which is waived for Social Security and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries), the ACA is almost Medicare for all, and with a default public option (even with premiums for most people) the “almost” would go away. (“Medicare for all” is sometimes used as a code for universal, premium-free, public-only insurance, but that’s not at all similar to Medicare.)
- neon_electro 4y agoThank you for clarifying, I support a universal, premium free, public insurance plan.
- yucky 4y ago> I'm not advocating for taking away any of the welfare state as a trade for implementing UBI, personally. Interesting, since that is always it's main selling point. It's supposed to simplify the benefits programs since everyone just gets a check. Obviously that's naive, but it's the common refrain when discussing cost.