Re:The Libertarian Case for a Basic Income
by yummyfajitas on Thursday December 05, 2013 @01:45PM
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By "proposal", I assume you mean Basic Job? If you can't find a job, you don't get EITC.
A Basic Job means the government gives you a job if you can't find one. You show up, tell them you are unemployed, and they give you a job cleaning the DMV, filling in potholes, picking up trash at the park or whatever. At the end of the day they give you 8 hours x $7.25/hour. If you find a McJob paying $8.00/hour you quit the Basic Job and go take the McJob.
A Basic Job means the government gives you a job if you can't find one. You show up, tell them you are unemployed, and they give you a job cleaning the DMV, filling in potholes, picking up trash at the park or whatever. At the end of the day they give you 8 hours x $7.25/hour. If you find a McJob paying $8.00/hour you quit the Basic Job and go take the McJob.