Impact Unemployment – Unemployment will cause mass poverty only a UBI can give the poor enough – money to participate in society pilot programs prove – Siegel 2017 - President of Rain Mountain LLC an independent product development group [RP, Feb 14th, 2017 Could Donald Trump Deliver a Universal Basic Income? Acc 6/29/17 [Premier] liberal supporters tend to focus more on the benefits to While conservatives seem to be more concerned about the rich feeling put upon, the poor. UBI can help reduce inequality and provide a safety net for all Americans, they argue. Plus, being a fixed amount, it would proportionately help the poorest among us the most. Another advantage, proponents say, is that since a UBI could mean that no one is starving, our leaders might be less willing to sacrifice everything under the sun in the name of jobs. It would also fit perfectly with UBI advocate Scott Santens says the policy growing gig economy. How would a universal basic income work? Writing in the Huffington Post, today’s will make the market more efficient by allowing the poor to vote with their dollars, something they could not do before. He estimates around $1,000 per adult, per month, The stipend would initially be small: which would at least be enough to avoid starvation. Santens cites a UBI pilot study conducted in Namibia The results after one year were quite remarkable. Child malnutrition in the wake of the financial crisis. dropped from 42 percent to 10 percent. School attendance increased while crime dropped by over 36 percent. Poverty declined from 97 percent to 43 percent. Even unemployment dropped.
Impact – Unemployment Unemployment will cause mass poverty – only a UBI can give the poor enough money to participate in society – pilot programs prove Siegel 2017 - President of Rain Mountain LLC an independent product development group [RP, Feb 14th, 2017 Could Donald Trump Deliver a Universal Basic Income? Acc 6/29/17 [Premier] While conservatives seem to be more concerned about the rich feeling put upon, liberal supporters tend to focus more on the benefits to the poor. UBI can help reduce inequality and provide a safety net for all Americans, they argue. Plus, being a fixed amount, it would proportionately help the poorest among us the most. Another advantage, proponents say, is that since a UBI could mean that no one is starving, our leaders might be less willing to sacrifice everything under the sun in the name of jobs. It would also fit perfectly with today’s growing gig economy. How would a universal basic income work? Writing in the Huffington Post, UBI advocate Scott Santens says the policy will make the market more efficient by allowing the poor to vote with their dollars, something they could not do before. The stipend would initially be small: He estimates around $1,000 per adult, per month, which would at least be enough to avoid starvation. Santens cites a UBI pilot study conducted in Namibia in the wake of the financial crisis. The results after one year were quite remarkable. Child malnutrition dropped from 42 percent to 10 percent. School attendance increased while crime dropped by over 36 percent. Poverty declined from 97 percent to 43 percent. Even unemployment dropped.
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