Re:The basic income is a dangerous idea
by jacknews on Sunday May 15, 2016 @10:02PM
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This seems a pretty weak argument which boils down to "The Evil State will intrude on everyone's lives, not just those pesky/useless unemployed/sick/disabled/old people".
As far as I can see giving everyone a no-strings-attached payment is actually far less intrusive than the current system where you have to qualify in some way for help.
And everyone is already dependent on the state, for healthcare , education, roads, etc, and more directly, when it comes to tax breaks and so on, which are often quite specific and prescriptive.
As far as I can see giving everyone a no-strings-attached payment is actually far less intrusive than the current system where you have to qualify in some way for help.
And everyone is already dependent on the state, for healthcare , education, roads, etc, and more directly, when it comes to tax breaks and so on, which are often quite specific and prescriptive.