Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing
by prostoalex on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @06:27PM
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From the tax simplification point of view you're right. But removing the subsidy would still raise the prices on soft drinks, and affect lower income households disproportionally, so it's a regressive measure as well.
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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing
by majewsky on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @08:08AM
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Depends on the scope. If you can reduce obesity and obesity-induced diseases, that could affect the average budget of a low-income family very positively. Of course, I don't have numbers on how the two effects weigh against each other.