Finland’s Basic Income Experiment Shows Recipients Are Happier and More Secure

[Captdon]

No kidding?

Try not being an ass all the time. There was no reason to snark Peter's statement.

[Peter1469]

Anytime governments give away someone else's money there will be fraud and administrative costs.

It is the government. My prediction is both will rise. Both always do.

So you are down with more admin costs and more fraud.

Got it.

[Captdon]

Anytime governments give away someone else's money there will be fraud and administrative costs.

It is the government. My prediction is both will rise. Both always do.

One program instead of fifty would have fewer opportunities. That would probably be enough to sink it.

[Peter1469]

It is such a shame we don't have a Constitution.

Right.

[MisterVeritis]

So you are down with more admin costs and more fraud.

Got it.

Don't be stupid, Peter. It is unbecoming.

[MisterVeritis]

One program instead of fifty would have fewer opportunities. That would probably be enough to sink it.

We only have one VA program. how is it doing? We have only one Medicare program. How is it doing? We have only one Medicaid program. How is it doing? We have only one Social Security program. How is it doing?

[countryboy]

Finland’s Basic Income Experiment Shows Recipients Are Happier and More Secure

I think it is worth looking at. But remember UBI replaces all other social welfare to include social security. Many liberals want to tack it onto existing welfare.



Read the entire article at the link.

People are happy when you pay them not to work, news at 11 LOL.

[Peter1469]

People are happy when you pay them not to work, news at 11 LOL.

Perhaps it is helpful to look at 4 options and rank them from most to least desirable.

1. End all forms of welfare to include SS and Medicare.
2. End all forms of welfare except SS and Medicare.
3. Keep all forms of welfare as is or modified.
4. Replace all forms of welfare with a UBI.

[MisterVeritis]

Perhaps it is helpful to look at 4 options and rank them from most to least desirable.

1. End all forms of welfare to include SS and Medicare.
2. End all forms of welfare except SS and Medicare.
3. Keep all forms of welfare as is or modified.
4. Replace all forms of welfare with a UBI.

Number one, of course.

[Captdon]

We only have one VA program. how is it doing? We have only one Medicare program. How is it doing? We have only one Medicaid program. How is it doing? We have only one Social Security program. How is it doing?

Medicare and and Social Security are doing fine.