re: Chicago Mulls Testing ‘Universal Basic Income’ Program

How does a state, who's beyond broke, have cash to give away for free?????

Eventually the rest of Illanoy has to stand up and say enough is enough. #walkaway

Stupid and lazy people need saving for votes.

I hate to say it but of all cities I can't wait to see this play out in Chicago.

They tried this out in one of the Scandinavian countries but ended up scraping it.

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They tried this out in one of the Scandinavian countries but ended up scraping it.

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I wonder was it the native population or the immigrant population?

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We spend lots of money on means testing, aka making sure the only people who get assistance actually need and/or deserve it. So why not save money by reducing the amount handed out per person and just giving that to everyone no matter what their income? That way you aren't paying for the bureaucracy that surrounds means testing.

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And those same people blow their UBI on crap other than necessities, so they're right back demanding housing assistance, food assistance, etc. etc. Children will be trotted out on television, and democratic politicians will beat the "think of the children" drum.

UBI goes up. Rinse and repeat until you're bankrupt.

You always get more of what you subsidize.

That wasn't directed at you specifically foshizzle, just the argument as you presented it.

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It wont be too long before this is a reality across the US

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Already happening in some California towns. When the automated trucks, forklifts, robots, etc. are all electric, there won't be any jobs for non-techies. They'll need money for their non-essentials.

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there won't be any jobs for non-techies. They'll need money for their non-essentials

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i can't wait to live in space.

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That wasn't directed at you specifically foshizzle, just the argument as you presented it.

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Thanks for the clarification.

It seems to me that this isn't an attempt to improve anyone's lives, it's more about making it less expensive to satisfy voters who want to save the world with simple answers.

what could possibly go wrong?

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It seems to me that this isn't an attempt to improve anyone's lives

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Of course it's not.

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it's more about making it less expensive to satisfy voters who want to save the world with simple answers.

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Less expensive until the next election cycle. Then it becomes astronomically more expensive. As I said, rinse and repeat every election. Politicians will be falling all over themselves to be the first to promise to raise the UBI.