Re:To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year.
by gojomo on Saturday November 20, 2010 @09:36PM
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With a stipend, the money is theirs. With a government job, some of their salary would go to a politically-potent union that constantly lobbies for raises. Might not be worth the 'work' they're doing!
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Re:To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year.
by burgerbrain on Saturday November 20, 2010 @09:41PM
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>With a government job, some of their salary would go to a politically-potent union that constantly lobbies for raises.
That sounds like a separate unrelated issue. Hand each worker a check for $1,666 each month they work, and leave it up to them how to spend it. It would (obviously) be untaxed...