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"Universal Basic Income" makes sense even for Republicans IF they actually do the math.
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Instead of just reflexively opposing a Basic Income in the US, the Republicans should actually look at the advantages.
If the new Basic Income Law is passed so that it completely REPLACES welfare payments, food stamps, Social Security payments, disability payments, and ALL other government payments, the savings in paper shuffling and bureaucracy alone would pay for the new program.
Also, by writing the new law to apply to "US Citizens ONLY," it would eliminate Billions of dollars in payments to illegals in all of those replaced programs.
A Basic Income would also increase the buying power for retailers, etc. This idea makes perfect sense from both a liberal and conservative perspective.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 75011669 Universal basic income only makes sense if there are absolutely no jobs for anyone. But at the same time it makes money worthless. Since so many nations are pushing to have it, it means job losses over the next 5 to 10 years will be large. They will push everyone onto "universal basic income" (aka nationwide welfare), then when money becomes totally worthless they will usher in a Star Trek like society where there is no money. That, or they will massively depopulate the whole world to free up more jobs.
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