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arrow-up11.17Karrow-down1external-linkA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square250fedilink
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoThere are downsides. Some people require more income to stay alive than others. Think of people with decreased mental or physical capabilities. Those would loose a big chunk, which need to be subsidised somehow. But the upsides outweigh the downsides.
minus-squarewombatula@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoNot necessarily, that depends on how it shakes down.
There are downsides.
Some people require more income to stay alive than others. Think of people with decreased mental or physical capabilities.
Those would loose a big chunk, which need to be subsidised somehow.
But the upsides outweigh the downsides.
Not necessarily, that depends on how it shakes down.