Re:Finland’s Basic Income Experiment Shows Recipients Are Ha...
by chrisseaton on Thursday April 04, 2019 @08:45AM
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I think it's a matter of ongoing debate.
Some people think UBI should be enough for emergency rations only, similar to food stamps now. Some people think it should be enough for a very-low-income but working person's expenses now. Some people think it should be enough for a few basic treats as well.
For example, the Living Wage Foundation uses the Rowntree Foundation's Minimum Income Standard to set their 'living wage', which does include luxuries such as eating in restaurants and even an annual holiday (I struggle to afford that!), so what they think is 'minimum' clearly isn't literally just enough to just 'live' on.
People have the same attitude towards what UBI should be.
Would you set UBI to below what Rowntree thinks is the 'minimum to live on'?
Some people think UBI should be enough for emergency rations only, similar to food stamps now. Some people think it should be enough for a very-low-income but working person's expenses now. Some people think it should be enough for a few basic treats as well.
For example, the Living Wage Foundation uses the Rowntree Foundation's Minimum Income Standard to set their 'living wage', which does include luxuries such as eating in restaurants and even an annual holiday (I struggle to afford that!), so what they think is 'minimum' clearly isn't literally just enough to just 'live' on.
People have the same attitude towards what UBI should be.
Would you set UBI to below what Rowntree thinks is the 'minimum to live on'?