mintiefresh@piefed.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoCanada finally reveals the results of its universal basic income experimentecency.comexternal-linkmessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up1207arrow-down10
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minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·18 hours agoUbi is just a reform of progressive taxation so that it goes slightly negative as you get closer to zero income instead of stopping at zero percent.
minus-squareJason2357@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·18 hours agoAlso most of the studies of ubi show it doesn’t cost all that much because it allows a reduction in expensive to administer social programs - obviously less of an effect in the USA that doesn’t have those.
Ubi is just a reform of progressive taxation so that it goes slightly negative as you get closer to zero income instead of stopping at zero percent.
Also most of the studies of ubi show it doesn’t cost all that much because it allows a reduction in expensive to administer social programs - obviously less of an effect in the USA that doesn’t have those.