Zurich municipality lends itself to unconditional basic income
In 2019, the 1,300 residents of Rheinau will get a basic income for the period of one year.
The conditions to benefit from this RBI
The guaranteed income will not be totally unconditional. All participants aged 25 and over will be able to receive 2,500 francs a month - children under 25 and children will receive a lower amount.
In theory, basic income must replace social benefits. That is why any person with earnings from another source - salary, SBS, social benefits - will have to repay the share exceeding the limit of 2500 francs of total income.
The town also took precautions to avoid a sudden "invasion". Only residents already domiciled in Rheinau are eligible to participate in the experience.
This is another project that bears watching. The one thing to note is that this is not completely without exception since the one of the stipulations is that salary must be deducted.
Our view is this incentivizes people not to work. That is not what a income guarantee does. We prefer a situation where a floor is in place and anything can be earned on top of that without penalty. Most countries existing social programs have this already built in. Those who do find work tend to lose their benefits, or a portion of them.
At this point, anything that brings attention to this subject is a good thing. Increased trials should result in more people realizing the benefits to a system like this. Data is starting to verify what was determined in trials decades ago.
As for manna, we keep focusing upon providing a viable solution that will be making a difference in a short period of time.
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If they were going to make a condition, maybe make it such that if you make way, way more than the minimum, then you don't qualify. Because yeah - why work a crappy job you hate if you'll earn the same amount anyway (AND you have to go through the hassle of "paying back" the difference)? I'd quit. But maybe you'd continue the job with the RBI if it enabled you to GET AHEAD and MAKE SAVINGS or investments to better your life. So like, maybe they could save for school (oh wait, their school is probably not absurdly expensive there) or a home or repairs or whatever would be a long term improvement. Then I'd stay in that proverbial crap job, and build a nest egg.
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Manna is right: This might be a basic income, but it's not an UNCONDITIONAL basic income, and that's where the magic lies. If you make the income dependent on what one makes in their job it is by definition not unconditional. Equality, creativity, creative ambitions and ambitions to be creative just fall back to sleep with an unconditional basic income. It's a trap actually. Distracting to think the unthinkable: white magic. Love is unconditional. If it's not, it's not love. Conditional Basic Income is not made from Love. It's made from fear. I like it more than no basic income, yet it's born out of necessity and rationality. Unconditional Basic Income is also rational, but with the power of love.
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They shouldn't do it that way, what if those ones working quite working cos of the 25k francs, they would not see any workers anymore. Best thing I think they should do is take tax from them and allow them to benefit too
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Where does the money come from though? Does it come from outside the Rheinau community or from inside the Rheinau community? Is it payed by taxes or donations?
UBI supporters always focus on the giving side, appearing like morally superior philanthropist, but there is a taking side to it that most of them are very quiet about.
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