Re:Finland considers basic income to reform welfare system
by danieltillett on Thursday August 20, 2015 @10:02AM
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I was making the point that a UBI can have age exclusions and still be simple. I would be reluctant to provide a full UBI to children since they don't have the freedom to spend the money themselves.
Unless you are talking about replacing Social Security, but even there the math isn't as straightforward.
As for 18 and under, I think it's a bit tough. A 6 person household with 4 kids needs much more than a 2 person household. If we don't supply UBI to the children / wards of the children then we risk needing to recreate social assistance programs. Although it does run the risk of having kids for money, which admittedly probably already happens.