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arrow-up11.06Karrow-down1external-linkA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square231fedilink
minus-squareNovaPrime@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoIs it? Count the # of people in the country, appropriate the money to cover them all + some additional % for those who slip through the cracks for x amount of years, and cut checks. Done.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoI think the main challenge is convincing enough people it’s a good idea. You can see some weird arguments against it in the very thread.
minus-squareArbiter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoBut they need to discuss if those people really deserve to live.
Is it? Count the # of people in the country, appropriate the money to cover them all + some additional % for those who slip through the cracks for x amount of years, and cut checks. Done.
I think the main challenge is convincing enough people it’s a good idea. You can see some weird arguments against it in the very thread.
But they need to discuss if those people really deserve to live.