A Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Government
A Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Government
The Senate is studying a bill that would introduce a framework for a policy that would guarantee access to a livable income to everyone over 17.
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Just call it something else. It's not UBI.
Just because you're hung up on the name is no reason not to move forward with it.
Agreed. As I said, that's not what I'm arguing here.
Just call it something else. It’s not UBI.
That's what it seems that you're arguing. But as I said, "universal" can mean whatever we want. Let's just give poor people money so they can survive a little better and not worry about what the exact connotations the name might imply.
UBI describes the policy I strongly support. The policy you support, I am on the fence about, and lean slightly against, for various reasons. It sounds like you, inversely, are pro means tested basic income, and anti universal basic income. Let's allow people to make up their minds about these policies based on the facts and not anything resembling a semantic bait and switch.
However 88 billion (the cost estimate in the OP article) divided by the population of canada is 2200
By your own admission, your version of UBI wouldn't be viable. You accuse me of a semantic bait and switch while misrepresenting the program the government is trying to implement.