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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by beachstartup on Thursday July 11, 2013 @01:23PM (#6027489)
see welfare vs. disability
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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by 127001brewer on Thursday July 11, 2013 @02:39PM (#6028175)
As I have just posted elsewhere in this thread, disability seems to be a type of "basic income". [1]

[1] http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/

Edited for clarity.

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Re:Trends that will create demand for an Unconditional Basic... by pille on Thursday July 11, 2013 @04:38PM (#6029063)
One of the biggest problems with disability pay is the barrier it creates to joining the workforce. Losing payments when you get employed is a huge disincentive to looking for employment. That's the opposite of what UBI is trying to do.
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