Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income
by kilroy123 on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @03:58PM
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We would also remove all _current_ forms of welfare. No more food stamps, low income housing, maybe even medicare. I think social security would even be on the chopping block.
The total costs for all of this is no doubt close to 2 trillion. This isn't that unrealistic.
"Total Social Security and Medicare expenditures in 2013 were $1.3 trillion". [1]
The total costs for all of this is no doubt close to 2 trillion. This isn't that unrealistic.
"Total Social Security and Medicare expenditures in 2013 were $1.3 trillion". [1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_...