Look, I had to the same reaction as you, but think of it this way. One check. That’s all you get. Social Security, Foot stamps, Section 8 vouchers, Obama phones... you name it. All gone. No more. You know how much we’re paying for all that crap now?? Not just that, but the bureaucratic burden of maintaining it? This would probably save us money.
Yea, but if every person isn’t paying more than $1000 a month in taxes, pretty soon, y’all run out of money
In other news, inflation increases dramatically...economists baffled
Same could be said for "tax reform". Great idea but would put lots if people out of work so it'll never happen.
That was why Milton Friedman advocated a negative income tax in Chapter 12,”The Alleviation of Poverty,” in his famous book, Capitalism and Freedom. He wanted such a program to help people who had relative low incomes, regardless of race,occupation,or age. But then he would eliminate the Social Security Administration, HUD, price supports for farmers etc.
Well, I understand your point, but it’s the idea of why taxpaying citizens should be on the hook for those that aren’t or don’t regardless of the amount. Once you grant that deadbeats should get a check at all, the sky’s the limit.