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Wait, we should push the poor to spend at Whole Foods and dine at fine restaurants? How is making them spend a significantly higher percentage of their income o
by jdjdmdo 12y ago
Wait, we should push the poor to spend at Whole Foods and dine at fine restaurants? How is making them spend a significantly higher percentage of their income on food a good thing again?
- scott_karana 12y agoI think he meant that nobody would choose to work at places like Walmart and McDonalds, when they would be provided the same wage already; not that nobody would eat there. Though, when people aren't having to work dead-end jobs to survive, maybe they could take time to prepare food properly and cheaply instead of buying "convenient" $5 burgers?
- cpncrunch 12y agoYes, you have a good point. I think the price of everything would probably go up, so you might find that the basic income is suddenly not enough to live on. I think it's impossible to know for sure whether basic income would be financially viable unless you actually implement it.