Posted on 02/03/2020 11:50:23 AM PST by PROCON
A lawmaker in Olympia has a proposal on the table that would act as an entryway into universal basic income in Washington state.
Democratic Rep. Joe Nguyen’s bill would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs. During a pilot period, it would be limited to 500 randomly selected people from that pool of eligible applicants.
The goal: Provide a testing ground for universal basic income.
“For two years, [let’s] study how this would impact individuals in Washington state who already rely on services that they qualify for, and then see if through this experience, they’re able to become more stable, and have a higher rate of moving off social services,” Nguyen told KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross.
(Excerpt) Read more at mynorthwest.com ...
I think this was tried in other states and it failed miserably...liberals its not just a job its a disease.
> would provide $500 a month for two years to qualifying people already using state welfare programs.
So it’s welfare. Even the proponents of UBI can’t get it right.
it was tried recently in another country and failed miserably- some small country- can’t remember which one now- wanna say Finland, but I don’t think that was it-
Democrats never run out of money to give away....our money...not theirs.
Hey, if it gets the bums outta California, I’m all for it.
Let the idiots in Seattle get overrun.
A person can receive housing, medical, utilities, & food “benefits” equivalent to more than $50K, plus $6K in cash— and pay not one dime in taxes on that $56K income, not to mention whatever income not reported on non-existent pay stubs
Meanwhile, schmucks who clock in every day will fork over at least $10K on that same $56K income.
Yup. Fails miserably wherever tried. People getting $LivingWage/month for free have zero incentive to step their productivity up from $0 to $MinWage. Big gap between doing nothing (and not worrying about $1k/mo cost of necessities) and actually having to get up & _work_, _on_time_, doing something boring (it’s a commodity job for a reason) even just 4 hours per day 3x a week (totaling a paltry $87, about $400/month). Huge psychological barrier, making the leap from “eat/sleep/mate” 24/7 to having to actually _work_ for not much more benefit.
Socialism works ... until you run out of other people’s money.
At that point, they just move on to communism.
(That’s why Bernie is completely unphased by questions about “how will you pay for this?” He’s OK with just taking over everyone’s $ by force.)
See Finland. BIG failed
The flip-side of universal Healthcare, Housing, Income, fill-in-the-bank has always been,
“You’re not worth what you’re costing us. Just swallow the damned pill!”
Yes. Finland. Total failure. That never stops these fools. The pernicious influence of welfare schemes is so well documented that anyone who promotes such schemes should be labelled as evil.
they should also be labelled as mentally ill- the definition of insanity is trying the same failing thing over and over again thinking it will end in different results
They should be institutionalized
Attention all invaders! The state of Washington is where you want to go.
Everyone must get sufficient income to pay for the basics: food, shelter, clothing, and medical.
If the money isn't given to everyone and isn't distributed in a sufficient manner then it is just another welfare program.
And, perhaps...
...vote - when, where, and how often instructed?
Was tried experimentally Finland, and they stopped the program
Lots of recipients will go straight to their dealer and buy enough drugs to be dead in 48 hours.
Nguyen...is not a “win”...he is a loss.
Progressives think they can outsmart “supply and demand”. They can’t.
They don’t realize that money itself is a commodity subject to that economic law.
Tuition is skyrocketing because gov’t is making money easy to get; high supply of tuition $ leads to a high demand for $ in exchange for education.
Housing is skyrocketing because gov’t is making money easy to get; high supply of mortgage $ leads to a high demand for $ in exchange for housing.
Essentials WILL skyrocket because UBI will make money easy to get; high supply of basic income $ will lead to a high demand for $ in exchange for essentials.
Funny thing is, this is already happening via the pervasive welfare state; UBI will just make it worse by making it even easier (vs fighting bureaucracy) to acquire “basic income”.
Somehow Progressives don’t grasp such a basic concept.
They don’t understand that forcibly moving $ from one place to another affects its supply & demand, with what should be obvious consequences.
If I wa# wealthy enough I’d buy a billboard at the Stateline saying “Welcome to Washington! Free Drug $$$$$$!
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