Re:Universal Basic Income
by dagw on Tuesday January 03, 2017 @09:16AM
(#13309235)
It does exactly the same thing as social security/welfare
Not at all. The main problem with social security/welfare is that getting and staying on it is basically a job in itself. And the fear of accidentally doing something that will get you kicked out is enough to make people avoid taking shorter term work, freelancing, getting further education etc. etc. Take away all the effort and uncertainty of getting and staying on those programs and people will be freed up to potentially make all kinds of changes to their lives that are currently not possible.
Not at all. The main problem with social security/welfare is that getting and staying on it is basically a job in itself. And the fear of accidentally doing something that will get you kicked out is enough to make people avoid taking shorter term work, freelancing, getting further education etc. etc. Take away all the effort and uncertainty of getting and staying on those programs and people will be freed up to potentially make all kinds of changes to their lives that are currently not possible.