Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income
by elizabeth-ycr on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @01:13PM
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Great point! We want to see how the income affects younger people as well. They still have the option of working, but they may have the freedom to do other things.
You can also retire from the US military after 20 years (so as young as 38), which would be a pretty large population to study.
True but almost no one actually does retire. You get about 1500-2000 a month as an enlisted retiree which most people would have to support a family with.
Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income
by dragonwriter on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @04:58PM
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> You can also retire from the US military after 20 years (so as young as 38)
37 -- minimum enlistment age is 17 with parental consent.
I have a friend who was a fireman who developed some health problems at 44 which made doing his job difficult without putting himself and others at risk. He's now retired at approximately half pay, with healthcare. He's now doing stuff that he is passionate about -- cooking BBQ for friends, family and events and gardening. (very serious gardening, like he can almost feed his family from a city lot).
There are many stories like that which are worth hearing. IMO, it would be a better population to study, as most retirees like what I'm describing aren't receiving subsidy for housing or food.