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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/univer... Exactly wh
by X6S1x6Okd1st 3y ago
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/universal-basic-income-ubi-map https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/2/19/21112570/univer...
Exactly what qualifies for you may mean it does already exist on a large scale or doesn't.
Alaska's UBI program gave 1.3k this year, which I'm guessing many commenters here would say is too small to be a real UBI, but it is universal and has been going for almost 50 years
- Ajay-p 3y agoI wouldn't call the permanent fund a UBI. It's proceeds from the sale of oil, whereas every other UBI requires some taxation, wealth transfer, or cuts in spending elsewhere.
- X6S1x6Okd1st 3y agoWhy would the source of revenue make it not UBI?
- Ajay-p 3y agoBecause Alaska is unique, AFAIK the only state in America that sells something. Everything else is income redistribution. The money has to come from somewhere. It's a very fine line, I agree, but the permanent fund only exists because the state can generate that income from something other than increased taxes, redistribution, or reducing spending some place else.
- tharga8616 3y agoWhat if, instead of oil, the revenue came from solar energy? Or gains in automation, or land value taxes, or CO2 caps... The point I think is that, it doesn't mind where it comes from, but debunks the main argument against, that "people don't work".
- jnwatson 3y agoThe permanent fund is proceeds from taxes on the sales of oil and other minerals. There's no difference here.