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I'm not going to pretend to know the complexities of this type of issue, so don't infer too much from my following comment.. With that said, specifically reply

I'm not going to pretend to know the complexities of this type of issue, so don't infer too much from my following comment.. With that said, specifically replying to your comment: I would work, because the income levels i've seen in this thread ($1k/m) would barely be enough to live on. Hell, my existing debt alone (car), and current housing cost, keep me working. The idea of having to sell nearly everything to survive on the base income is not something i enjoy. Furthermore, even if i did end up at the base income after selling most of my more expensive cost-laden possessions, most people enjoy having money to purchase technology, entertainment, etc. With that said, i still love the idea of a base income. Knowing that if you fell out of work, ill, or whatever - you could still live? That you wouldn't go homeless? That really feels like a .. positive, proud of my country sort of thing. Again, i'm not claiming that any of this would work, or that i know anything. I'm simply replying to your question, from a personal standpoint. :)

akhatri_aus 11y ago
I would like basic income too! It is awesome I'd have more money in my pocket. $1000 a month is lots of money to live off elsewhere. It's easy to save by living a bit shabbily for a while. Not everyone will see it that way they should work more. I'm content with very little. I don't want to be homeless or stuck when I'm sick. But I also don't want to be living in poverty in 20-30 years time which is potentially a big problem with BI due to the vicious cycle it would create with decreasing tax revenues.
- nightski 11y ago
  I'd probably use it to work on personal projects for 12 months at a time after doing consulting rounds.
Atropos 11y ago
The "not going homeless" already exists in European welfare states, you do not need Basic Income for that. The main difference with basic income is that it would be paid to people who could work, but choose not to. This might not make a difference in most cases, but the edge cases could be really expensive: If you are 63 and can retire at 65, wouldn't basic income give you an incentive to travel the world for 2 years? Same for a high school student delaying college for 1 or 2 or 3 years...

akhatri_aus 11y ago

I would like basic income too! It is awesome I'd have more money in my pocket. $1000 a month is lots of money to live off elsewhere. It's easy to save by living a bit shabbily for a while. Not everyone will see it that way they should work more. I'm content with very little. I don't want to be homeless or stuck when I'm sick. But I also don't want to be living in poverty in 20-30 years time which is potentially a big problem with BI due to the vicious cycle it would create with decreasing tax revenues.

nightski 11y ago
I'd probably use it to work on personal projects for 12 months at a time after doing consulting rounds.

Atropos 11y ago

The "not going homeless" already exists in European welfare states, you do not need Basic Income for that. The main difference with basic income is that it would be paid to people who could work, but choose not to. This might not make a difference in most cases, but the edge cases could be really expensive: If you are 63 and can retire at 65, wouldn't basic income give you an incentive to travel the world for 2 years? Same for a high school student delaying college for 1 or 2 or 3 years...