• Turun@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    Your neighbors in the north have something like that already. Alaska redistributes income from oil companies to their people. IIRC it’s only ~150$ per month, but that’s pretty good nonetheless!

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      1 year ago

      $150 a month would cover several bills for us. Does each individual get it or is it per household? Because if it’s per individual (presuming adults only), that’s $300, which would cover some debt too. So yeah, pretty good!

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        1 year ago

        I believe it is every member. They also get a large yearly chunk depending on pricing what not at the end of the year. It works allot like how Indian casino pays work across the tribe.

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        1 year ago

        Doing things per household is just weird. Like, what even counts as a household? And why should people who live together receive less than if they lived apart?

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          1 year ago

          There’s ALWAYS a balance. Nothing is free, the money always comes from the people that think they’re getting a handout when they’re not. Common sense 101.

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            1 year ago

            For Alaska the downside is that oil companies make less profit. That’s where the money is coming from.

            ( the cost of living is not influenced by the existence or absence of such a UBI scheme.)