(Friedman, among other things, supported a version of guaranteed basic income. To which today’s GOP mainstream would probably say, “but if we do that, it will just make poor people even lazier!”)
Depends, is this in addition to or in place of the existing welfare state? Friedman’s position was “in place of”, someone running on that position today would probably be considered a “heartless fascist”.
The existing welfare state only gives unemployed money if they are looking for a job. Unconditional basic income gives them always money.
Today’s GOP is likely to see that as encouraging laziness.
You can read my statement narrowly. Then it’s about giving money and not about various other advantages.
You can read my statement broadly for it’s intent. Then it’s about the difference that an unconditional basic income system puts less pressure on people to get jobs. The GOP generally wants that pressure. It also likes to give food stamps instead of cash.
Both reading are correct. There no reason to read something else into my sentence.
MedicAid is only available to people who are unemployed. Seeing that everyone who isn’t unemployed is still insured was an important part of Obamacare. YOu see how the GOP reacted.
While certain people in the GOP don’t like 100% marginal cliffs I don’t think they are willing to not put pressure n people to get jobs as it currently stands to get rid of those cliffs.
Seeing that everyone who isn’t unemployed is still insured was an important part of Obamacare.
If you had instead eliminated Medicaid entirely and given everyone a basic income that includes enough money to buy insurance you would have gotten more GOP support.
While certain people in the GOP don’t like 100% marginal cliffs I don’t think they are willing to not put pressure n people to get jobs as it currently stands to get rid of those cliffs.
I’ve paid a lot of attention to the debate on Obamacare, I don’t think I’ve heard that argument made once.
People in the US generally don’t care that much about the poor so nobody frames the argument that way.
On the other hand that there are people who don’t get medicare because they work and who can’t easily insure themselves was surely part of the debate.
Whether or not people use it as a talking point also doesn’t matter that much to the practical results of policy.
If the proposal simply would have been Medicaid for everyone, likely more people would have made the argument.
Depends, is this in addition to or in place of the existing welfare state? Friedman’s position was “in place of”, someone running on that position today would probably be considered a “heartless fascist”.
The existing welfare state only gives unemployed money if they are looking for a job. Unconditional basic income gives them always money. Today’s GOP is likely to see that as encouraging laziness.
There’s a lot more to the welfare state then just what’s called the welfare program.
You can read my statement narrowly. Then it’s about giving money and not about various other advantages. You can read my statement broadly for it’s intent. Then it’s about the difference that an unconditional basic income system puts less pressure on people to get jobs. The GOP generally wants that pressure. It also likes to give food stamps instead of cash.
Both reading are correct. There no reason to read something else into my sentence.
Well the current system has an over 100% marginal cliff in some places.
MedicAid is only available to people who are unemployed. Seeing that everyone who isn’t unemployed is still insured was an important part of Obamacare. YOu see how the GOP reacted.
While certain people in the GOP don’t like 100% marginal cliffs I don’t think they are willing to not put pressure n people to get jobs as it currently stands to get rid of those cliffs.
If you had instead eliminated Medicaid entirely and given everyone a basic income that includes enough money to buy insurance you would have gotten more GOP support.
I’ve paid a lot of attention to the debate on Obamacare, I don’t think I’ve heard that argument made once.
People in the US generally don’t care that much about the poor so nobody frames the argument that way.
On the other hand that there are people who don’t get medicare because they work and who can’t easily insure themselves was surely part of the debate. Whether or not people use it as a talking point also doesn’t matter that much to the practical results of policy.
If the proposal simply would have been Medicaid for everyone, likely more people would have made the argument.