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| Topic | "I do not support a livable wage" |
| Smarkil 08/31/17 10:03:10 PM #64: | adjl posted... You're also going to get more back in the long run as people end up with better jobs (not having to worry so much about starving makes it a lot more feasible to go to school for something they're actually passionate about), people are healthier (lower stress, reduced incidence of obesity, reduced drug usage), crime rates drop (a lot of crime is born out of desperation)... That's much more of a gamble, but every minimum income experiment that's been conducted has worked out to be a net financial gain, ending with fewer people depending on it than were depending on welfare. And there you go - you've now admitted that there will be more people that will opt not to work if they have the option. All we have right now, so far as I know, are experiments as to the effects in incredibly small sample sizes. Even then, the results are mixed. I have yet to see any sizable implementation. Besides, why doesn't one of the much more left leaning countries of the world do it? Canada has a tenth of the population of the US. If it's such a good thing for a community, why wouldn't they do it? Why wouldn't Sweden with it's population of 10 million? Or Switzerland? We're one of the largest countries in the world. If you want UBI to be a thing, then maybe one of the smaller countries should set an example. --- If my daughter was in it, Id have to be the co-star - Deoxxys on porn ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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