trailing9

trailing9, 1 year ago

That’s why politicians won’t implement UBI. But you can do, as a private person. Other countries pay much more taxes.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax#/media/File%3A…

trailing9, 1 year ago

That’s where you have to tax monopolies.

Monopolies will resist but it takes only some expropriations to motivate shareholders that they push for law-abiding behavior.

trailing9, 1 year ago

Link your end with the start. The top earners don’t have the income to finance it.

My point is not that UBI should be a tax on the rich but that regular citizens can finance it right now if they want it.

You hope that UBI comes for free. It won’t. The majority has to pay it with higher taxes, voluntarily or not. So if they want it then don’t wait for politicians but implement it right now.

trailing9, 1 year ago

Right, they are a monopoly until there is competition. That’s OK. You tax them higher until it becomes profitable for a competitor. That’s not ‘out of business’, just high enough.

But you can also accept the monopoly if the offer is transparent and good enough.

The colluding is a problem. It is the problem. It’s unavoidable. In every system there is corruption. This cannot be solved but has to be dealt with case by case.

trailing9, 1 year ago

People live off one dollar per day.

The most expensive part is medical insurance. That has to come down to international standards. 300 dollars a month should be enough.

You need food from a central kitchen, about 1 dollar per day.

That leaves 4000 dollars for rent, clothing, phone and other expenses.

trailing9, 1 year ago

You call it flaw, I call it obstacle.

If you look outside the US, you can get housing for a price that leaves enough of the 4000 for other expenses.

The easiest option is to connect some barren land to a city center with public transport in a climate zone that doesn’t need much insulation. But that just as a proof of concept. More clever options can be realized.