Universal basic income (UBI) sucks. We all get 24 hours, every single day, for years. If a person can't figure out how to trade that time for a living, or if they choose not to, giving them $1000 every month will only exacerbate their problems.
Just so we're on the same page, your argument is that: UBI would be good because there are people who are not "broken beyond repair" who are trapped in a poverty cycle who can break out of it if we simply gave them some money.pic.twitter.com/4hzKJUk2Zm
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First of all, TANF is different in every state. What you used was Maine's. Maine's minimum wage is $11/hour. 22 working days in a month and 22*8*11 = $1936. This person, at $1640/month, is working 34 hours a week. They would also be paid child support for each child.
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According to what I've read online, if the significant other has no or very low income, they will pay $25-$50/month in child support. Having 4 children with someone who is poor to the point that they can't afford to pay more than $25-$50/month per child is an impressive feat.pic.twitter.com/EMJgEuhM99
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But we're already giving them money, food assistance, childcare, free healthcare, and gov't mandated child support. And they're not getting it done.
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