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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
I think this study actually shows why UBI is a bad idea. Giving money to people who need it most is a really good idea. Blindly giving money to everyone is a bad idea. The real objective here is to keep improving our "social safety net" programs by getting proper support to those that really need it because:
1) It really doesn't "cost" that much because there are great benefits
2) It greatly benefits those that need it vs minor/no benefit for those that don't need it
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I disagree.
The problem with support programs with defined criteria, is at some point, someone hits a threshold that takes said support away. By making it a constant, there is no disincentive to improving yourself. Taxation should be used to make it a gradient of benefit, where high income earners who are nowhere near making decisions based on UBI have it clawed back via taxation.