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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I don't know if I agree with the U.S. study in terms of direct funding the banks through deposits by printing money and giving it directly to citizens. I think that's a little bit pie in the sky, but I'm no expert. Plus the cost of creating a whole new government bureaucracy and defining the program would probably be insane..
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When everybody gets a basic income, there's a lot less need to keep track of various other benefits, so the savings in bureaucracy are supposedly pretty big.
I haven't looked into the Canadian proposal, but the idea has also been getting some traction here in Finland, and I generally support the idea. I don't know how it works, but when even the right-wing pundits (the ones that know their math at least) are saying that, it's possible, I trust them.
For me the biggest issue is, is it going to be a one-size fits no-one system? .
Everybody needs money, but many people need other things. How do we guarantee that the necessary and services programs are still kept, that the ones that are cut are really the unnecessary ones? The best answer I've heard for that is:
that's really how it is anyway.
And I guess I can accept that, generally speaking. But if this ever comes down to an actual vote or something, I'd want some specifics on that part.