Trudeau's worst idea yet: $80 billion for Universal Basic Income
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Why have they made you think ubi is a bad idea? It's literally worked everywhere it was tested. Imagine if everyone could reliably pay rent and could pursue what they genuinely want to
Like smoke crack?
it didn't work in Ontario so not sure where you get "everywhere from" and the idea that people will take free money and "pursue what they want" is easily debunked via CERB payments which resulted in people lying to get money and there being a large void in service sector employment, not to mention this thing called native reserves
lol… you forget so quickly how supply and demand works. Give everybody free money and you expect rent to remain constant?
Remember CERB? Free money. It was good for select people for a few months. And it contributed to inflation. Your people can’t afford to eat now.
Of course UBI was good for the select few people that it was tested on. Those people did better because they got free money. On a national scale, free money for everyone would be a disaster.
Youre asking a socialist to understand basic logic and cause and effect. Youd have better odds convincing the anthill outside
All of the "studies" of UBI only study the spending part of the equation and where the money comes from. Therefore all the studies out there are incomplete and invalid.
You'd think she has read them all, wouldn't you folks?
If you're interested in the topic see the 'References' on the Universal Basic Income Wikipedia page. I'd suggest these: 84, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97 for starters.
YES! Lets go through them shall we
84 - How a Basic Income Program Saved a Namibian Village
Nambian village article from 2009- not apples apples. Comparing needs of a 30M plus pop 1st world country to a 3rd world village is silly and dishonest. Not to mention the methods and determinants they would use here certainly would not match
Otjivero is the name if you want to look up articles thats not just emotional whinging
93- Gyeonggi Province sets example for universal basic income
China, done after locking people in their homes during covid- wielding people in. I guess they got the money from somewhere. Needing it only after devastating their own local economies for no reason.
I'll just leave this here:
https://bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/policy/digital-currency-yuan-comes-with-an-expiry-date-spend-or-it-will-vanish/82059471 Dont worry there was also an MSN version fact checkers
94- Is Universal Basic Income the Key to Happiness in Asia?
Question article. "OMG We could heckin do this" Not actual info.
References Gyeonggi article above as some kind of proof of concept. NEXT
95 - Im not even going to bother reading a fucking VOX article. Please. hurr durr wikipedia
96 - How a universal basic income stabilized Kenyans in bad times (same story was referenced in 86) ANOTHER ONE THAT STEMS FROM COVID. Opening paragraph: "As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exacerbate existing inequality, a new study suggests that a universal basic income may help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations weather crises like the pandemic a little easier."
My heart it doth bleed. "less likely to go hungry" real firm conclusion, bro. This was done during the pandemic when no one was allowed to work by government (over a total 12 cases of course). Meaning it was forced upon them. Now they want to talk about how great it must have been. What a joke.
97 -Universal basic income helped Kenyans weather COVID-19 - but it’s not a silver bullet
Hey literally the same kenya story!
*pandemic response. Fixed that for her. I like how theyre quick to dismiss any failings as not actually failings. But again, this is no where near an apples-apples comparison. If the best you have is CHINA with its expiring currency youre in for a trip. How dare you make me read this garbage.
Fortunately I think we're probably screwed and this will be forced upon us whether we want it or not. So hey, for the record, I HOPE youre right Now be a good boy and get your safe and effective[tm] booster
Just giving the folks some real-world examples of the concept, as opposed to OP's "I've read ALL the studies and they're trash" - which appears to be your position too.
They can make up their own minds.
I forgot about this one: https://en.unesco.org/inclusivepolicylab/analytics/how-ontario-trialed-basic-income
Go ahead and trash it too.