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Re:Say Hello to Full Employment by Veelox on Friday July 06, 2018 @08:25PM (#17476125)
The biggest change to safety nets I want to see is the restructuring of benefit phase out because currently people get in a position that earn more money will decrease their standard of living. That is an awful thing for them and for society.
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Re:Say Hello to Full Employment by orangecat on Saturday July 07, 2018 @12:10AM (#17476947)
Yes. That's why the argument against basic income of "it removes people's incentive to work" is so frustrating; to the extent that it's true, it's even more true of the current system.
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