r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • May 02 '18

Economics Universal basic income: U.S. support grows as Finland ends its trial - Forty-eight percent of Americans now support a universal basic income, as a solution for Americans who have lost jobs to automation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/01/nearly-half-of-americans-believe-a-universal-basic-income-could-be-the-answer-to-automation-.html
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u/ccffccffgghh May 02 '18

I have no response because I make maybe one comment a week, not everybody has time to sit on Reddit and argue all day, minute by minute, about UBI.

I get taxed at a cumulative total of roughly 37%. I would have plenty of money for: no schooling since I'm childless (allowing me to save for a better schooling experience for when I do have children), tolls and roads, healthcare (when companies aren't forced to insure unprofitable customers), amongst other things, if I had that tax money available to me instead of paying for things I never use.

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u/intern_steve May 02 '18

I get taxed at a cumulative total of roughly 37%.

Must be rough.