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This is one of the key tenets of a universal basic income program: it's universal, without means testing. Every citizen gets it, no questions asked. This drast
by lukev 2y ago
This is one of the key tenets of a universal basic income program: it's universal, without means testing. Every citizen gets it, no questions asked.
This drastically reduces both the cost of administering the program and improves the experience and accessibility of funds (many of the desired recipients are exactly those who have difficulty navigating bureaucracy.)
These pilot programs (of course) focus on homeless or lower-income individuals, but the theory is sound: a small amount of UBI more than pays for itself in reduction in demand for other social programs.
- proc0 2y agoI'm doubtful of UBI, at least without some technological breakthrough like AGI, however my concerns of people abusing this would certainly go away if it applies across the board for everybody.
- mcmoor 2y agoThere's still bureaucracy part of ensuring that it's exactly-once per period, and it seems hard to do without some kind of unique ID. But yeah it's still much easier than also ensuring that the recipient "deserves it".