But it appears that the benefits included in that article are social services, not basic income or minimum wages. This suggests to me that it validates my post # 21 in that a basic income is not needed in those societies (or in ours) because of these social safety net programs. A mandated income is not needed if a person has ready access to affordable health care, transportation, food assistance, and housing. Therefore, certain industries which may be financially harmed if they are forced to pay wages that are beyond their means need not be burdened as society already has put into place safety nets which enable people from low income backgrounds with the means with which to sustain themselves.
Now, having said all that, if society did not have those safety nets, then possibly a basic income would be advisable assuming businesses can be backed up with government financial resources or some other alternative. However, based on what we have in this society it is not needed.
You have missed some important points.First-those fiscal conservatives heard from in the earlier posts and right wingers in general promote the myth that some people "don't want to work.'This particular article from the UK belies that premise.
It has been noted in the top around 7 most prosperous countries like Norway that inequality really costs more and nobody minds higher taxes when you are living well unless you are greedy.
Right wingers say they want smaller government.As i touched on in an earlier post-what do govts,civil service and bureaucrats produce?
NO durable goods and "services"that produce crooked EI,baloney regional disparity schemes and govt "friends" at huge salaries to administer these costly useless schemes at a huge cost to taxpayers.
Our elders had the debate on Old age pension and were told it would bankrupt the country.Then it was Medicare(which the rich are trying to slowly strangle to death) and of course EI which was paid for by the workers.For years they have now reduced people who qualify to ridiculous numbers and shorter durations-yet they keep the huge amounts they steal like this as a slush fund.It is theft.
Welfare is not enough to live on-is not fully cost of living adjusted and minimum wage laws are just enough to keep people working.They are also a diversion,so the rich can point to welfare moms and cheats.
It's late and i won't expand much more now but welcome any attacks on what i have stated for later.In a nutshell-smaller govt and civil services,simpler fairer taxes,less money pumped into "make work' and shady schemes and a system that actually rewards you for any work you get paid for on top of your "Mincome" even if it is not well paid.Paid what your skills say you are worth and taxed fairly.
