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Re:The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income by DoreenMichele on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:01PM (#34344739)
The poorest will be much richer because you've given them money, almost by definition.

I spent years homeless. I've had a college class in Homelessness and Public Policy. I've written about homelessness for years.

The poorest of the poor sometimes have no ID, thus no means to access a lot of welfare benefits.

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Re:The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income by yadoomerta on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:10PM (#34344889)
That's a lot of the advantage of UBI in my opinion - is that it's much easier to access than the complicated welfare systems we have now, which require meeting up and consulting with lots of volunteer specialists to be sure you're doing it the right way.

I agree that getting benefits to people without an ID is a problem, but it seems very tangential to the UBI vs Status Quo debate.

What policy would you prefer?

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Re:The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income by kodyo on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:31PM (#34345195)
How do people identify themselves in order to prevent fraud in this fantasy?
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Re:The Spaceballs Argument for Unconditional Basic Income by yadoomerta on Wednesday January 11, 2023 @04:40PM (#34345310)
How do they currently?
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