Basic income? Crazy idea.
I can give you 500,000 Dong to live off of per month. Too bad that is only $20.00
They should consult with Venezuela to see how printing money really works out.
They would spend all the money immediately, and the rich would get it back. Money may circulate among the poor and middle class, but the wealthy understand it’s not what you take in, it’s what you keep.
Basic anything will still get you just the basics. If you are able to work for the basics and don’t, then you should just die off.
Can’t handle the truth? TFB.
Well duh!
Basic income means that that is the new zero point
Socialists are parasites convincing others that being parasites is a virtue and an inalienable right.
Why can’t the supposed “intellectuals” figure out that if basement-level incomes go up, so will prices? Probably because they have never actually worked for a living and seen the theft committed by the government, as evidenced in their pay stub.
These advocates should find some “basic work” anyone can do and give them a “basic job” to get their “basic income”. Or let them get a “basic education” or “basic vocational training” to receive their “basic income”.
Ideally we’d get something productive from the basic income. But simply having the recipients show up to work or school every day and do SOMETHING builds habits that will help them rise about basic income.
I’d bet there are some entrepreneurs who can figure this out if 1) they are allowed to make money and 2) the mountain of government regulations are taken out of the way. I know they won’t be allowed to compete with unions and other businesses, but if the government is paying the “basic income” someone can figure out how to make use of the people receiving it while developing skills and work ethic in those people.
I’m against “basic income”, but if the goal of these advocates is anything other than building a permanent “slacker class” in society, there are discussions I’m happy to have with them about how the government can spend my tax dollars to pay those in poverty.
LOL! Might as well be like the guy who asked how much a job paid and was told he’d be paid what he was worth - he said he couldn’t live off that.....
Does basic income mean they don’t get food stamps, welfare, section 8, etc?”
My first question would be, how much money are they making to be advocates? And of course, that includes in-kind payments, like air fare, meals, and hotels.
Any answer except “zero” should end the discussion. Why talk to pimps?