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Reminder that the "universal" in "universal basic income" means that every single person in a population gets payments. Since this one is given to 30 people max
by underyx 3y ago
Reminder that the "universal" in "universal basic income" means that every single person in a population gets payments. Since this one is given to 30 people maximum, it's a trial of just a "basic income". For an actual UBI trial, follow GiveDirectly's work which has been ongoing since 2016: https://www.givedirectly.org/ubi-study/ https://www.givedirectly.org/ubi-study/
- s1artibartfast 3y agoUbi is just marketing jargon at this point for targeted cash welfare payments Even that link isn't a universal basic income test. It's just welfare payments, which have been around for a century at this point.
- samstave 3y ago[flagged]
- s1artibartfast 3y agoI'm not sure what you're reacting to here. I wasn't presenting an argument for or against welfare payments
- samstave 3y agoI think its more about the use of the term "welfare" as compared to what the "state" pulls in "taxes" == 'taxes can be equated as NATIONAL WELFARE' and then from that funnel the SOCIAL expenses of a country are derived ; this is the problem. ZYou have people who think that taxes are tantamount to a nations capability... But when said nations are questioned on the pull and press of the taxed income - they punish constituents. Thus revolutions.
- JoeyBananas 3y agoRealistically, this study will serve to add another entry to the growing volume of UBI literature that basically says "Peoples lives are improved by free money." It will be used to argue "Research suggests that welfare programs should be expanded"
- smileysteve 3y agoThough the basic income aspect should refect a smaller bureaucracy; In the recent US debt ceiling deal adding means testing and work requirements basically reduces welfare outflows single digit % while increasing the bureaucracy outflows > 100% (gov workers, gov pensions, consultants)