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mintiefresh ( mintiefresh@piefed.ca )  to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago

Canada finally reveals the results of its universal basic income experiment

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Canada finally reveals the results of its universal basic income experiment

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mintiefresh ( mintiefresh@piefed.ca )  to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 year ago
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  • Ember James ( Arkouda@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Napkin math will demonstrate to you why UBI is not sustainable on scale, even with an increase in taxes.

    • gandalf_der_12te ( gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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      mind doing that napkin math?

      I did a while ago and i found that if an annual wealth tax rate of 3% on wealth above $10 million is implemented, then it would be enough to give all americans a monthly handout of $300, and that was by rather conservative estimates. It might be higher.

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        I did it above if you are interested.

        Do you believe $300 a month is sufficient for survival using the core idea of UBI?

        • gandalf_der_12te ( gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
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          Do you believe $300 a month is sufficient for survival using the core idea of UBI?

          It’s a start. We’ll see how things develop in the future. A first step needs to be made.

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            You are also okay with those payments going to the ultra wealthy using the core idea of UBI?

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              yes, why not?

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                Because someone with Billions doesn’t need $300 a month that could go to funding social services for people who need them.

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