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ursakhiin ,

Statements like that are why I tend to follow the idea that any government service should be provided to every citizen equally without exception.

We spend so much money in the US trying to make sure only the “correct” people are receiving things like welfare or Medicaid. If we just dropped the restrictions we’d likely be fairly close to being able to afford covering everybody with those programs.

Inspectigator ,

This is exactly what Luxembourg did with their public transit recently. They realized they were spending more in upkeep/salaries/HR/computer systems/policy/etc, and just ripped it all out, and made it free.

It’s so much simpler, and so much nicer!

jarfil ,
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That’s the reasoning behind an Universal Basic Income system: deciding who needs financial aid and who doesn’t, is more expensive than just giving everyone a fixed monthly payment and calling it a day.

That is, except for those who think nobody should get anything for free, and are trying to rip out the aid systems altogether.

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