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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Don't social programs already favor the poor? Bringing in UBI would actually balance things out of favor for the poor.
For example, the max for EI is 595 a week. That's basically 40 hours at $15, minimum wage in Alberta. An engineer making $100,000 who gets laid off, also only gets $595 a week on EI. That's an advantage for lower-wage workers, who often get laid off more.
Also CPP is capped. Old age has a supplement. So there are already programs that help out certain areas that are needed. Would UBI kill all this? You'll be giving a guaranteed amount of money across the board.
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I don't think you understand how E.I works.
your not going to get anywhere near that for being laid off from a minimum wage job. That's just the maximum possible. The engineer would probably get that anyone working minimum isn't getting close to that. Its not a set amount to receive . They do review your work history and wages etc etc. Its going to be a portion of what you would have made if you working . EI benefits is 55% of their average insurable weekly earnings. If your working minimum wage your not getting that 595.
If your working 40 hours a week at minimum wage your looking at a entilment of 350- 390 a week If they decide on those numbers that's closer to the average of 9 dollars an hour .
To getting that max amount you need to be making over 56,000 a year.