If we can afford our current welfare system, we can afford basic income

Re:If we can afford our current welfare system, we can affor... by vacri on Friday January 29, 2016 @12:10AM (#10993628)

'PwD' is inherently complex. I have mild clinical depression - it's a disability, but I don't need any welfare for it. That's one end of the spectrum. The other end is the GP's quadriplegic brother.

There should simply not be a 'PwD' element to BI - that should be a separate item altogether, otherwise it's just the thin end of the wedge. Leave it in healthcare-based welfare where it belongs, where both complexity is expected and health issues are better understood.

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Re:If we can afford our current welfare system, we can affor... by MaxGhenis on Friday January 29, 2016 @12:57AM (#10993748)

Agreed, though I'd hope that some lessons from basic income could be used in the disability benefit sphere too. The welfare cliffs are devastating and produce severe underemployment among PwD.

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