Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to citizen-driven governance

Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by godzillabrennus on Saturday September 30, 2017 @07:46PM (#15375589)

The free market meets demand better than any planned system.

Let it find a way to make a profit with allow free people to decide how to spend their minimal viable income.

Then again, I think the minimal viable income needs to be $30k/year to everyone. A reverse income tax if you will. This would spur more economic development than any other program the government has ever tried.

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Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by kobeya on Saturday September 30, 2017 @08:31PM (#15375760)

The alternative is not necessarily a planned economy. Consider a Georgist land tax, for example.

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Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by taysic on Saturday September 30, 2017 @09:37PM (#15375943)

How would that make land affordable to everyone? Seems like the opposite to me - since the tax would have to be high enough to replace all other taxes, land would be incredibly expensive.

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Re:Basic income is just the beginning as Finland looks to ci... by kobeya on Sunday October 01, 2017 @09:34PM (#15381107)

I never said that was a goal.

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