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This won’t happen until the immigration issue is resolved one way or another. The moment you introduce an unconditional $1,500 per citizen, the question of who
by poszlem 1y ago
This won’t happen until the immigration issue is resolved one way or another. The moment you introduce an unconditional $1,500 per citizen, the question of who qualifies as a citizen will become even more divisive than it already is.
EDIT: I’d genuinely appreciate it if you could explain why you disagree, instead of just mindlessly downvoting as though I’d said something offensive or inappropriate.
- cheeseomlit 1y agoThey downvote because it makes sense and they can't refute it
- patrickmcnamara 1y agoHow is the argument much different than any current arguments? You can already get significant benefits from the state as a citizen (in European countries, at least).
- cheeseomlit 1y agoThe difference is magnitude, the benefits that European countries provide has made them a very attractive destination for immigration, so it stands to reason that something like UBI would make them even more so. No matter which side of that debate you're on theres a point where the math breaks down and some difficult choices need to be made, either you provide these generous benefits to your citizens or you have a generous immigration policy, but both of them together may prove unsustainable
- account42 1y agoWhich is why unchecked immigration is already a problem. Increasing the benefits without dealing with unchecked immigration is going to make things worse.
- cujo 1y ago"citizen" is pretty well defined in every country i've ever been in.
- poszlem 1y agoMaybe legally, but that's not what I am referring to.