HLTH101 Final: BIG debate
Document Summary
Pro big: an unconditional basic income would motivate others to work and have a better job. negotiate better wages. They could improve their marketability by going back to school. They could even quit their job to care for a relative: remove the problem with existing welfare programs that keep people living impoverished lifestyles. If welfare recipients make too much, they lose food stamps, free medical care, and housing vouchers. This is a form inequality that prevents the poor from getting enough wealth to better their lives: current welfare programs are also complicated for administrators and recipients. A simple cash payment would cut down on bureaucracy. It would replace housing vouchers, food stamps, and other programs: the simplicity of the program means it would also cost governments less. Cash payments that went to everyone would eliminate costly income-verification paperwork: some countries are concerned about falling birth rates.
