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In reply to the discussion: Do you support Universal Basic Income? [View all]ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)30. Not unless it would cover base living costs.
What would then happen to other forms of assistance? And would employers be able to use it to justify paying less like they do where tip credits allow them to pay servers less than minimum wage? Far too many moving parts for me to support anything less than that if we were to go down that road.
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I would prefer the total cost of living, but that is without thinking through the practical
jorgevlorgan
Jul 2020
#2
Exactly. Different levels of quality of life make that a tough task to fulfill
jorgevlorgan
Jul 2020
#44
i support $750 to $1,000 a month. My Social Security is only $800.00 a month. That is all.
trueblue2007
Jul 2020
#38
Yes, but I don't know enough about the specifics to judge between your two "yes" options
gollygee
Jul 2020
#3
How in the world would you calculate everyone's total cost of living?
PoindexterOglethorpe
Jul 2020
#14
You don't. You set a floor income level - that is the UBI - everyone gets that.
Voltaire2
Jul 2020
#19