I push UBI and I completely want to pay for it with everyones taxes including mine same as universal healthcare. I mean im in the US. It also should replace all cash assistance. Unemployment, disability, social security, etc ; and it should provide enough to get by on. Modest rent, utilities, food. Most of the bureaucracy could be removed since there is no means test. It would basically be social security for all but for the us you would need universal healthcare as many retired folks would be getting less. Most folks should break even tax wise unless not making enough to get by or doing pretty well. I usually get the response at this point about whats the point for the regular person if they pay as much as they get. The point is if you lose your job you retain and income stream till you get a new one without having to fill out paperwork and wait and maybe get denied, same with disability, and same when you retired. The moment your working again your paying into the system. In many cases throughout ones life one will pay more in than they get out but almost everyone does that with insurance and the reason you do it is because its there when you need it (although this one a bit more so as you don’t have to file a claim as you did that when you turned 18). For young folks it helps you with college, for career times it acts like unemployment that takes no effort so you can get those resumes out asap, for retirement it acts like retirement.
I push UBI and I completely want to pay for it with everyones taxes including mine same as universal healthcare. I mean im in the US. It also should replace all cash assistance. Unemployment, disability, social security, etc ; and it should provide enough to get by on. Modest rent, utilities, food. Most of the bureaucracy could be removed since there is no means test. It would basically be social security for all but for the us you would need universal healthcare as many retired folks would be getting less. Most folks should break even tax wise unless not making enough to get by or doing pretty well. I usually get the response at this point about whats the point for the regular person if they pay as much as they get. The point is if you lose your job you retain and income stream till you get a new one without having to fill out paperwork and wait and maybe get denied, same with disability, and same when you retired. The moment your working again your paying into the system. In many cases throughout ones life one will pay more in than they get out but almost everyone does that with insurance and the reason you do it is because its there when you need it (although this one a bit more so as you don’t have to file a claim as you did that when you turned 18). For young folks it helps you with college, for career times it acts like unemployment that takes no effort so you can get those resumes out asap, for retirement it acts like retirement.