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> As with everything in America Who do you think the 7.5 million on SSI are, if not those people? We already have Basic Income scheme for people we deem unfit
by simonsarris 2y ago
> As with everything in America
Who do you think the 7.5 million on SSI are, if not those people? We already have Basic Income scheme for people we deem unfit for doing any kind of work.
(Note this is different from the 7.3 million on SSDI, though people sometimes confuse the two, or simply don't know SSI exists)
- shrimp_emoji 2y agoToo many people are on SSRIs.
- maxerickson 2y agoIs it your argument that it's good that we make it complicated and spend resources making decisions? Because typically the argument for a universal benefit is that it's simpler and reduces administrative overhead.
- simonsarris 2y agoNo, its that "As with everything in America" is either extremely uninformed or a lie. The US spends an extraordinary amount on poverty reduction schemes of all kinds. It is not an outlier.
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