CayceG Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 35 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: That's a good question. Maybe what every the poverty line is currently considered? Taxes would of course go up to compensate for the increased spending, and at some income level you'd eventually break even (IE you end up paying in as much in taxes as you got with the dividend). So the government should provide a poverty wage. Got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, CayceG said: So the government should provide a poverty wage. Got it. Isn't the current welfare program set up to get you to the poverty line already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 1 minute ago, mclumber1 said: Isn't the current welfare program set up to get you to the poverty line already? That's the wrong question. Should it be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iculus Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, CayceG said: That's the wrong question. Should it be? Probably not. It isn't even minimum wage. A lot of programs do have sliding scales where you can can receive some benefits while earning up to %200 of poverty level. That still isn't enough to live off of. It's really annoying that $15/hr has become a rallying cry for the left because that isn't enough either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Iculus said: Probably not. It isn't even minimum wage. A lot of programs do have sliding scales where you can can receive some benefits while earning up to %200 of poverty level. That still isn't enough to live off of. It's really annoying that $15/hr has become a rallying cry for the left because that isn't enough either. $15/hr was what was needed about a decade ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 $30k/year was like one or two promotions up from an entry level job when my wife worked at Bank of America back in 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 I think a ubi program mixed with other targeted programs would probably be fine. Yes I think we should be helping people with more stuff as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stepee Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: nice catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Sounds like a bunch of you guys should have gotten aboard the Wang train! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Keyser_Soze said: Sounds like a bunch of you guys should have gotten aboard the Wang train! You can get on my wang train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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