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Originally Posted by elphenor
Unless he's since changed it, he said it was specifically either or
in essence, if you're currently recieving $300 in food stamps your actual gain is $700
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Yeah, that's fair to me. He's just trying to make it palatable. Meanwhile without UBI your gain is $0 regardless.
It's not supposed to be your only or even your primary source of income. It's supposed to be a supplement to what you earn.
Same with the 18 years old thing. Making it for every kid will just create the incentive to reproduce irresponsibly and live off the money you get per kid. That's how some current welfare works. It also has a negative incentive on getting a job to bring in more income. I grew up watching my parents and my friends parents work under the table/illegally to avoid losing other forms of assistance.