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(from Nov. 2018)
this is going to come up more and more often over the next decade until we can't ignore it any more.
dawg day
(7,947 posts)So many families would be more secure-- maybe quit one job out of three, maybe buy a car, maybe fix up the house-- if there was just a little bit more every year.
And lest we forget, Sarah Palin's state has this-- the citizens' share of oil revenues.
We have an extremely productive workforce, but wages have never kept up with productivity gains. This could be a universal "productivity dividend"-- like we are shareholders in our country's vast wealth (as we are or should be).
cstanleytech
(26,291 posts)Rather I think the goal should be focused on increasing corporate taxes significantly for companies based on how much they make before taxes.
The larger the number of employees the company employees that earn 500% or more over the poverty level inside the US then the lower their taxes are.
appalachiablue
(41,132 posts)Last edited Mon Jan 21, 2019, 04:37 AM - Edit history (2)
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I have been following him for awhile and like the UBI along with the rest of his extensive platform.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)for people to spend on other things.
Universal income won't be enough if there isn't any health care, social security, or other benefits.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)0rganism
(23,954 posts)raising the minimum wage would be a helpful step for the next 5-10 years, and give relief to many
however, in 10-15 years a lot of the jobs done by humans, especially those minimum wage gigs, will be handled by automatons of various kinds.
long term, we need to prepare for survival in a society where holding a steady job at any wage is not the norm.