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Our current welfare system pays people not to work. A basic income program is the opposite: it creates a true safety net through which people can never fall and if people work and earn more than their basic income, no problem. Pro work, pro family and from a conservative point of view it would cost way less than all of our welfare programs put together today do. And its the most efficient way to tackle poverty.

With an income ceiling to determine when you no longer require this payment?
Sounds logical.

106 posted on 12/15/2014 1:53:23 PM PST by moose07 ( Santa's a Scotsman! Too many Pies ,not enough exercise ,of course he's one of us!)

No. EVERYBODY gets it. That was the whole point.
Face it, how many people can suddenly afford to lose $10K per year (or whatever it is) from their yearly income?

122 posted on 12/15/2014 2:24:22 PM PST by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)