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I think something like this already exists in the U.S. It's called the Earned Income Tax Credit. Low income people may get a tax credit that could result in a b

I think something like this already exists in the U.S. It's called the Earned Income Tax Credit. Low income people may get a tax credit that could result in a bigger refund. Effectively, some people are getting money they woudln't be getting without working. It makes a lot of sense, imo. https://www.irs.gov/publications/p596 https://www.irs.gov/publications/p596

otterley 2y ago
The U.S. Government also pays farmers not to grow crops! See, e.g., the Conservation Reserve Program (https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/index https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-...).
- az226 2y ago
  And Electric PUCs pay crypto miners not to mine, tens of millions of dollars, more than what they earn from mining.
  - otterley 2y ago
    Have you got a source for this?