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To: SoothingDave

The idea behind is a decent society doesn’t let people fend for themselves. They will always be looked after. But if people want to make more than a guaranteed basic income, they should have that choice. It operates in the opposite manner to welfare programs that forbid a beneficiary from making more than they receive in benefits. Welfare creates a perverse incentive not to work because there is no safety net in place if you do; UBI in contrast, lets you keep your income and earning more is not at problem if you want.


114 posted on 09/09/2014 1:01:12 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop
The idea behind is a decent society doesn’t let people fend for themselves.

Those who will not work should starve. Simple.

128 posted on 09/09/2014 1:15:29 PM PDT by thesharkboy (posting without reading the article since 1998)
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To: goldstategop

OK, I’ll assume you’re doing/will do that forever with your children, giving them a minimum base, and they can earn over that.

If not, why should I do that for a stranger?


131 posted on 09/09/2014 1:19:47 PM PDT by polymuser ( Enough is enough.)
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