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In reply to the discussion: Universal Basic Income [View all]DanBaron
(105 posts)22. UBI Payment Amounts
Maybe UBI should be $20, 000 thousand or $30,000 thousand a year? More for Families. I dont know, I am not an economist and I do not have the numbers. I would add that UBI could be supplemented by a part time job. And a Recipient could go off of UBI if they could earn more than say $ 20,000 dollars above their base of UBI and part time pay combined. All that money would mostly feed Landlords, Supermarkets, and Pharmacies. The Economy would boom. Crime would go down significantly as people would not have to resort to desperate acts to survive. Word needs to get out. This is a decent policy idea. Feel free to cut, paste and edit this post and send this information to your elected officials.
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I agree, f'ck them, but they will never allow it. CEO and companies have already started to treat employees
CentralMass
Jul 2025
#12
UBI is a good idea but will not get homeless people off the Street by itself
standingtall
Jul 2025
#8
Right. I dont think it is the worst place to put money, but I imagine it would be better spent on more comprehensive and
SSJVegeta
Jul 2025
#59
Local homeless advocates and the city have a nice program for getting some off the streets.
Igel
Jul 2025
#54
What about taxing all income over $100k at 50% and all income over $500k at 75% ?
MichMan
Jul 2025
#72
I think Im against UBI. But I'm also not particularly attached to that opinion.
SSJVegeta
Jul 2025
#51
It's simple, but kind of a cop out. IMO more needed is housing, health care, food
scipan
Jul 2025
#63
Even if we had the presidency, both houses of Congress, and the Supreme Court...
mucholderthandirt
Jul 2025
#80