Re:The first results from the biggest basic income experiment
by mathattack on Sunday December 03, 2023 @11:34AM
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It’s cost. Multiply population by the amount and you get a huge number. The math only works if you get rid of a lot of others social programs with vested interests.
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Re:The first results from the biggest basic income experiment
by 13of40 on Sunday December 03, 2023 @12:15PM
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There are about 250 million adults in the US. If we give each of them $1000 a month, that's 3 trillion dollars per year. For comparison, the US government collected 2.6 trillion dollars in federal income tax in 2022.
Re:The first results from the biggest basic income experiment
by MagicMoonlight on Sunday December 03, 2023 @12:34PM
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And then imagine that the 2.6 used to include things like hospitals.
Sorry buddy, you get the $1000 a month but you no longer get medical care or disability benefit or buses. It’s all gone. Don’t you feel better off now that everyone is equal? (The rich obviously still get to go to hospital)