But, that's based on the assumption that basic income would be more efficient to administer. The government still cannot seem to pay thousands of people on its Phoenix pay system.
It's really not that difficult for a web developer to have user-inputted bank routing information (people have already inputted this information in their Service Canada account to get those CERB/EI deposits and tax refunds) exported to an Excel spreadsheet in bulk. I can't recall how many rows are allowed in Excel but you can have multiple spreadsheet files. And then upload Excel files to an online business bank account. It's literally that easy.
That is far more efficient than hiring unionized social workers with great pay and benefits to run Ontario Works and ODSP. Do you have any idea how much labour is involved in what social workers do now? Let's say you're a welfare recipient. You go to the office to apply for welfare. Some unionized bureaucrat with great pay and benefits has to evaluate whether you qualify or not, ask you a bunch of intrusive questions, ask you for bank statements, copies of job applications, etc. They make you go through a workplace, resume and job interview workshop. They make you come in regularly. All this shit costs money. Money that is going to some bureaucrats instead of in your pocket.
The greatest stumbling block to basic income is that so many more people (every student, every stay at home mom/dad and retired person) would qualify for the monies that the costs would dwarf the present system and any theoretical savings. We've run into massive debt just with CERB, EI, rent subsidies and wage subsidies. That alone shows that a 100 billion dollar basic income program is infeasible.
Thats why you just take the present pot and just divvy it up equally between every 18+ Canadian who applies. And tax it back at 40% of earned income. I'd rather the money go to the people as much has possible than over-paid stiff upper lip bureaucratic Karens. Have you ever dealt with government employees? They treat people like a piece of shit. I'd rather empower the poor to make decisions with the money than give all this money to power-tripping Karens.
the government is incompetent at this sort of thing. it remains very costly.
Whether the government or a private enterprise hires a web developer to do the job or not, what difference does it make? So as long as you hire someone who knows how to do the job. This isn't hard. I could do this job if I upgraded my web development skills. They could hire a Pajeet in India to do this if they wanted to. lol.
the cost would still be 100 billion yearly, which is beyond unaffordable.
You just take the present pot or pick a budget that sounds reasonable and divvy it up evenly and tax it back at 40% instead of giving a huge cut to bureaucratic Karens like we do now.
What you are saying sounds like taxing the fuck out of the people that make an ok living and then giving the cash to lazy fuckwads. It's not going to work.
I didn't say anything about raising taxes. Just take the existing budget, cut out the workfare and disability administration bureaucracy and divvy it up evenly with the recipients. Instead of giving a huge percentage to the bureaucracy like we are now.
It's really not that difficult for a web developer to have user-inputted bank routing information (people have already inputted this information in their Service Canada account to get those CERB/EI deposits and tax refunds) exported to an Excel spreadsheet in bulk. I can't recall how many rows are allowed in Excel but you can have multiple spreadsheet files. And then upload Excel files to an online business bank account. It's literally that easy.
That is far more efficient than hiring unionized social workers with great pay and benefits to run Ontario Works and ODSP. Do you have any idea how much labour is involved in what social workers do now? Let's say you're a welfare recipient. You go to the office to apply for welfare. Some unionized bureaucrat with great pay and benefits has to evaluate whether you qualify or not, ask you a bunch of intrusive questions, ask you for bank statements, copies of job applications, etc. They make you go through a workplace, resume and job interview workshop. They make you come in regularly. All this shit costs money. Money that is going to some bureaucrats instead of in your pocket.
Thats why you just take the present pot and just divvy it up equally between every 18+ Canadian who applies. And tax it back at 40% of earned income. I'd rather the money go to the people as much has possible than over-paid stiff upper lip bureaucratic Karens. Have you ever dealt with government employees? They treat people like a piece of shit. I'd rather empower the poor to make decisions with the money than give all this money to power-tripping Karens.
Whether the government or a private enterprise hires a web developer to do the job or not, what difference does it make? So as long as you hire someone who knows how to do the job. This isn't hard. I could do this job if I upgraded my web development skills. They could hire a Pajeet in India to do this if they wanted to. lol.
You just take the present pot or pick a budget that sounds reasonable and divvy it up evenly and tax it back at 40% instead of giving a huge cut to bureaucratic Karens like we do now.
I didn't say anything about raising taxes. Just take the existing budget, cut out the workfare and disability administration bureaucracy and divvy it up evenly with the recipients. Instead of giving a huge percentage to the bureaucracy like we are now.