I think we are not understanding UBI to mean the same thing. UBI is a government policy that distributes funds to all people equally, through redistributive taxes that are high enough for the wealthy to pay for the full amount. I don’t think there’s any bait-and-switch in that everybody should know from the start that people making 120+ per year will make net-less income.
The breakeven point should be somewhere around 50-70K I think.
The fundamental issue (unless I’m misunderstanding) with tax-credit is that if you’re poor and have not made a high income, you can’t get any benefit from them. It doesn’t accomplish the fundamental BIG (Basic Income Guarantee) like UBI or Negative income tax.
I think we are not understanding UBI to mean the same thing. UBI is a government policy that distributes funds to all people equally, through redistributive taxes that are high enough for the wealthy to pay for the full amount. I don’t think there’s any bait-and-switch in that everybody should know from the start that people making 120+ per year will make net-less income.
The breakeven point should be somewhere around 50-70K I think.
The fundamental issue (unless I’m misunderstanding) with tax-credit is that if you’re poor and have not made a high income, you can’t get any benefit from them. It doesn’t accomplish the fundamental BIG (Basic Income Guarantee) like UBI or Negative income tax.