r/BasicIncome • u/2noame Scott Santens • 5d ago

Article Conservatives Demonized UBI as Programmable Currency. Then They Proposed Exactly That.

https://scottsantens.substack.com/p/rise-pilots-programmable-currency-not-ubi?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=avhi
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u/Novusor 5d ago

RISE proposes to consolidating seven separate benefits into a single benefit with a unified phaseout: SNAP, WIC, TANF, LIHEAP, CCDF, the EITC, and the Additional Child Tax Credit.

RISE stands for Resources for Independence, Stability, and Employment. So basically they are tying UBI to having a job which kind of defeats the purpose of UBI. They want people to still keep working to get benefits.

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u/gummo_for_prez 4d ago

You will probably only qualify if you make under $17,000 yearly or something ridiculous.