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Last I heard, instead of paying taxes, Brunei citizens all get an annual $30k outright. Isn't that real-world, non-sci-fi Basic Income?
by dualogy 13y ago
Last I heard, instead of paying taxes, Brunei citizens all get an annual $30k outright. Isn't that real-world, non-sci-fi Basic Income?
- tomp 13y agoSource?
- gaius 13y agoOil.
- krrrh 13y agoThat's sort of the exception that proves the rule no? Not every country can be tiny and make piles of cash selling resources to large countries, while paying low wages to guest workers from poor countries to do the work that none of the citizens want to do. I'm not saying that being born a citizen of Brunei is a raw deal, but their wealth is pretty dependent on the needs of much larger countries.