US Politics on Yik Yak | For a single person, how high should a universal basic income be set? For this scenario, assume that UBI replaces all other forms of assistance (rent subsidies, supplemental nutrition, and means-tested cash assistance), and gets an annual CoLA

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For a single person, how high should a universal basic income be set? For this scenario, assume that UBI replaces all other forms of assistance (rent subsidies, supplemental nutrition, and means-tested cash assistance), and gets an annual CoLA

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Yang 2020, $1,000/mo, $5.95/hr

Poverty-level, $1,330/mo, $7.67/hr

Survival-level, $2,900/mo, $17/hr

Living-wage, $5,200/mo, $30/hr

UBI is a terrible, no-good idea

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Anonymous 2w

Depends on the state tbh, $2,900 stretches further some places than others. But typically I’d put $12.00 as the minimum for it.

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Anonymous 2w

Use Australia as the guide line

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Anonymous 2w

I’ve seen the stuff ppl spend money on when they’re given cash from the government, they’re not making logical choices

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Anonymous

#4 2w

We've seen how that's already failed the Aborigines

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Anonymous

#6 2w

When have you last spoke to an aboriginal?

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