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Originally Posted by nik-
Wasn't the original concept of UBI floated as an alternative to services? It wasn't just "here's $1000" a month, it was "here's $1000 a month but you need to pay for health insurance now".
It really seems to have transformed into just a handout with no balancing on the other side. Not that I'm generally opposed to it, I'm just wondering if it's actually transformed or just no one talks about that other half anymore.
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I could be wrong, but my understanding was that a UBI would (or should) replace most, if not all, other forms of gov't support... No more EI, child tax credit, GST rebate, etc...
But to do so, and be effective it has to be more than "$1000 a month"...
The version of UBI that I can support is sufficient so that a responsible adult can live a very basic life; anything beyond the most basic necessities will require that individual to work, where a minimum wage job will likely not trigger any additional income tax.
In my mind (not sure if this is the intention or not) a very big part of the appeal is simplifying the Canadian tax code - everyone gets this much UBI, no one pays tax up to this amount and beyond that, everyone pays this percent. No other deductions, supplements, etc... I know, I know... Dare to dream.