It would be a tough sell in today's Congress, but if passed, the bill would launch a nationwide basic income experiment for low-income Americans.

The idea was proposed by two Democrats, so you know it has zero chance in this administration. We couldn’t even get our student loans forgiven.

  • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    il y a 6 mois

    I don’t understand what you’re saying here. Do you think it’s “useless” because it’s not enough?

        • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          il y a 6 mois

          Initially, I meant that adding steps with intention to lean the total solution toward reparation for the exploited masses while also allowing for said benefits to landlords, et al, to be taxed at a later point as a balancing component… is naive at best. Dig?

          • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            il y a 6 mois

            That does explain the theoretical concern, thank you.

            However, your landlord getting $1 more doesn’t make the $2 you get “useless”. Higher taxes or rent caps later will help even more, but aren’t a requirement for the policy to be a net gain right now.

            UBI has already been tested in practice. Is there evidence that a majority of it goes towards rents?