Comment by RivieraKid
9 years ago
TL;DR: America should implement basic income.
My usual objection to basic income applies: Basic income in some form already exists in most European countries. It's just a not-that-big parametric change to our current systems plus a change in mentality and social perception of welfare.
Suggesting that we should implement basic income of x euros is roughly equivalent to suggesting that we should increase the welfare unemployed people get today. If it was politically / economically feasible, we would already have it by now.
I don't know about the rest of Europe, but in my corner you lose that income if you start getting a paycheck, which is a problem because it discourages work. UBI means you still get paid even when working.