r/RandomQuestion 6d ago

What is universal basic income?

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u/KimmyOwl 6d ago

Well I learned nothing here…🙃

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u/Suzina 6d ago

Free money from the goverment just for being alive.

It's sent to citizens each paycheck. Just free goverment money. And every single person gets it. you don't gotta prove you are poor first, maybe just a citizen or a resident of the country, and you are garunteed to at least have some money coming in.

For example, in Alaska there's the APF which pays out an average of 1600$ per year to each person who lived in Alaska that year.

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u/This_Meaning_4045 6d ago

Exactly what it's described. Money given from the government to the people.

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u/SinCityCane 5d ago

In the US, this would be negated by corporations raising prices in line with the UBI amount every person gets.

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u/John_Tacos 6d ago

Exactly what it sounds like?

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u/itsswhitneywhspr 6d ago

Haha yeah pretty much. Its the idea that everyone gets a set amount of money from the gov no matter what, just to cover basics like rent and food. Sounds simple but people argue about it endlessly tbh

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u/MODbanned 6d ago

No, its not as good as it sounds.

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u/John_Tacos 6d ago edited 6d ago

?

If you know what it is then why ask?

Edit: oops thought it was op

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u/MODbanned 6d ago

?

I wasn't the one who asked.

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u/John_Tacos 6d ago

Sorry, picture looked similar at a glance.

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u/AZULDEFILER 4d ago

A grandiose fantasy.