To all the supporters of universal basic income out there, what happened to make you support it even more after you already came to support it?
For me it was learning the many dirty details of traditional welfare benefits and how programs like TANF are designed and treat people, and how many people in need they don't help.
@scottsantens The problem with the current welfare system is that it’s like the company store. It controls your options and you can never leave. The benefit of UBI is that it’s no strings attached. UBI as dividends and reinvestment seems better than handouts “to each according to his needs”. It avoids the bureaucracy and biases of heavily managed welfare and it recognizes the people as competent stakeholders who are entitled to a share and who know how to put it to use for themseves
@scottsantens unemployment "insurance" requiring people to continually apply for jobs as a condition of payout, besides self-employment disqualifying you from collecting while also not counting towards future coverage. Muddles the job market with extra low-effort applications, automated filtering, nobody reading cover letters, etc. Plus dealing with an underfunded govt bureaucracy. You still have to pay income tax on it anyway, just give everyone money and handle the rest as taxes!
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