05-12-2016, 10:04 PM
(05-12-2016, 09:18 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: $12000 for just breathing?
Don't we give enough handouts already?
The OP says that all other programs would then be eliminated (food stamps, welfare, etc.).
It's an interesting idea and in the news, sort of, with the upcoming Swiss vote for a monthly government stipend.
I wonder if some economist has crunched the actual numbers of what size of payment the govt could afford to pay out. Would it actually be better for the economy to go even higher? Or increases to a base payment based on other achievements. Reduction for commiting a crime?
