Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoDo you have strong opinions about universal basic income?message-squaremessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down15
arrow-up1120arrow-down1message-squareDo you have strong opinions about universal basic income?Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareDyf_Tfh@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·2 days agoProgressive taxation rate that can go negative (aka people can receive money) is more fair. Could even be easier to implement because it is not only a “social” benefit that cost tax payers money. That could help convince some people.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoThat has problems too …. Do you need to work to get your income, because how else you filing income tax income taxes are once per year: what if you have financial disaster after April 15? there’s a needy segment of the population where filing tax forms is unlikely or impossible.
Progressive taxation rate that can go negative (aka people can receive money) is more fair.
Could even be easier to implement because it is not only a “social” benefit that cost tax payers money. That could help convince some people.
That has problems too ….