On the Matter of Mincome/Universal Basic Income

[dewline]

What worries me about Mincome/UBI if it happens in Canada (and anywhere else):

1. It might not be indexed to inflation.
2. It won't keep you above the poverty line because of watering-down at right-wing insistence.

Comments

[armiphlage]

The same issues with all other social support systems we have, plus miniumum wage too (f u, doug ford). At least UBI will remove some of the immense paperwork barriers that keep eligible people in need from getting it.

[dewline]

The insistence upon harsh screening processes is a thing I'm scared of here, too. Because dividing the poor - working and not - into "deserving" and "undeserving" is a habit humanity's not yet allowed ourselves to shake.

[armiphlage]

That's why I like the idea of constant income to everyone at known intervals, whether you need it or not, and then having the CRA tax it back the next year if it turns out you didn't need it. Instead of people going hungry while they try to prove that they are indeed hungry.