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Re:Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after... by Reedx on Thursday September 24, 2020 @03:28PM (#24582547)
That was one of the points Andrew Yang made when he was pitching the Freedom Dividend.

Noting the efficiency of giving people money directly, and they can use it in a way that would be most useful in their particular case.

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Re:Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after... by londons_explore on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:19AM (#24588055)
I'd like to see research on the frequency of universal income payments, and the effects it has in the welfare of the recipient.

For example, is it best to pay $10/day, $70/week, $300/month or $3600/year?

For recipients who don't do financial planning and saving, $10/day might cause more spending on food etc., While $3600/year might lead to more 'investments' like buying a laptop or registering for a training course.

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Re:Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after... by isaacgreyed on Friday September 25, 2020 @12:10PM (#24591293)
As somewhere to start there be some preexisting research on the effects of tax returns on poorer families that I would not know how to find.
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Re:Universal basic income gains support in South Korea after... by the-dude on Thursday September 24, 2020 @03:32PM (#24582580)
You mean alcohol.
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