A citizen's income, or a universal basic income is a government-guaranteed payment that each citizen receives. There are multiple pros and cons based on your opinion. The pros are that it would completely destroy poverty and help millions of families pay their bills or buy food for that month. Workers could wait for better jobs to come up, whether than starting one right away that might not have the best income. People wouldn't have to worry about taking care of family issues instead of working. With this money, new couples could start a family with the confidence that they need. Many countries with falling birth rates would have the extra help to raise those numbers.
However, there are many cons to this. Inflation could be set off, due to the demands of items, such as goods and services. There would not be many houses available due to the inflations of prices. With money from the government, workers would see work as optional, creating more unemployed workers. Again, due to inflation, these small payments won't really make a difference for those in poverty. So what do you think? Should we have Universal Basic Income?
1) Should we have Universal Basic Income? Why?/Why not?
2) How do you think it will affect people in the United States?
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I think that you may have misread what I said. I would rather the money be invested into housing, schooling or counseling programs than just be distributed as income to all citizens. With helpful programs like these, people would be able to get back on their feet, and then they would be able to make money to support themselves.
I agree what with Gabby says. We don't need to start handing out money. Instead, we help them out by getting them on their feet. There is a quote that says, "give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you've fed him for a lifetime."
I don't think Universal Basic Income should be avaliable for just anybody. There has to be some degree where you aren't able to work or you have to have someone help you, if you are in that sort of state then you should get it but thats already a think(welfare checks). So really there is no need for it.
I agree that it shouldn't just be available for anybody. Most people who can't work or are disabled already get provided. So having the entire country getting money from the government, would cause multiple issues.
I agree that many people would see work as optional and it would maybe cause inflation. And it would probably be so low that it wouldn't make much of a difference anyway. And it shows you don't have to work hard for your money, which I don't agree with.
If the government gives you enough money to pay your bills and pay for your food, most people would assume they shouldn't have to work.
A universal basic income would be pretty folish in my opinion. No doubt about it it would set off inflation and money would lose a ton of its value. The money given to the poeple would soon be worth next to nothing and would also make all of the other money that people have less valuable too. Also, it would make people have no reason to work, and nothing would get done.
I think it would the same as giving a homeless man a penny if it ever came to it. You can't buy anything with it, and it's practically useless.
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