• A Seattle basic income pilot gave low-income residents $500 a month, nearly doubling employment rates.
  • Some participants reported getting new housing, while others saw their employment incomes rise.
  • Basic income pilots nationwide have seen noteworthy success, despite conservative opposition.
  • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    I don’t mind if they get $500 a month but in exchange they need to actually pay their taxes.

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      7 months ago

      Lol right? Sure IDGAF if Jeff Bezos gets $500 with everyone else as long as he pays his millions upon millions of taxes. $500 is a drop in the bucket of what he should be paying. Also Amazon the company should undoubtedly be paying way more taxes than it does (if it even does).

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      7 months ago

      Most UBI models use exactly that model to save a lot of money on the program. They just tax it back from the rich people.