3volver@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agoA universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every monthmessage-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1159arrow-down1message-squareA universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month3volver@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · edit-28 months agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoOk, the alternative is removing SSI, which is always how it’s been presented in the USA. People always get excited and never read the full language in proposals. Here’s a great article on why it won’t work: https://www.rebelnews.ie/2021/07/05/universal-basic-income-socialist-case-against/
Ok, the alternative is removing SSI, which is always how it’s been presented in the USA. People always get excited and never read the full language in proposals.
Here’s a great article on why it won’t work: https://www.rebelnews.ie/2021/07/05/universal-basic-income-socialist-case-against/