"It doesn’t need to be this way. People shouldn’t have to literally sell their blood to make ends meet. That’s the idea behind Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) — ensuring we all have that little bit of extra cash to tide us over in times of need."
https://rgmii.org/blog/a-little-money-can-make-a-big-difference/
@codinghorror the 'bare minimum as standard' way of thinking is all kinds of levels of bullshit.
@codinghorror is there any difference between GMI and UBI or it’s in name only?
@codinghorror @kurdiumov while i like both ideas. i prefer UBI. since that way you reduce the ability for people to complain about it being welfare for lazy people.
@simoncropp @kurdiumov so you are for giving money to the rich? Why? Don't they have enough already? See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM
@codinghorror @kurdiumov just tax them more to give it back to them. i know it seems counter intuitive. but giving everyone the same basic income makes it feel like everyone is equal in this aspect.
it stops people feeling resentful. which they will if they dont receive the same treatment.
@simoncropp @kurdiumov and how is that enforced? Have you looked at the actual tax rates for the wealthy in this second gilded age? Current regime has also gutted the IRS here in the USA. If you have millions to pay people to ensure you pay as little tax as possible, guess what happens?
@simoncropp @kurdiumov but as a rich person, I agree, give me more
@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Isn't there basically no mathematical difference between GMI and UBI if you have a means based income tax system (which nearly everywhere does)? It seems like as long as you're calculating both things at the same time, you'd end up with the same answers. The only "bad" option would seem to be assessing income given and income taxed with two different systems which might be politically necessary in the short term, but is self-evidental more expensive to manage.
