alphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up11.2Kcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up11.2Kexternal-linkA Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Governmentwww.vice.comalphacyberranger@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square251fedilinkcross-posted to: globalnews@lemmy.ziptechnews@radiation.partyworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squareThatFembyWho@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoDownside is it’s expensive to live there. But they also have no state income tax.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI mean… I think the downside is you’re living in Alaska and the winter is like 10 months long.
minus-squarerandom65837@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThere’s ALWAYS a balance. Nothing is free, the money always comes from the people that think they’re getting a handout when they’re not. Common sense 101.
minus-squareTurun@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoFor Alaska the downside is that oil companies make less profit. That’s where the money is coming from. ( the cost of living is not influenced by the existence or absence of such a UBI scheme.)
Downside is it’s expensive to live there. But they also have no state income tax.
I mean… I think the downside is you’re living in Alaska and the winter is like 10 months long.
There’s ALWAYS a balance. Nothing is free, the money always comes from the people that think they’re getting a handout when they’re not. Common sense 101.
For Alaska the downside is that oil companies make less profit. That’s where the money is coming from.
( the cost of living is not influenced by the existence or absence of such a UBI scheme.)