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0 pointsharryh10y ago0 comments

Yes. Since you brought it up I can provide those numbers too:

  Total US population ~= 319M
  Under 18 population ~=  73M
  Over 65 population  ~=  46M
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  Remainder           ~= 200M

No data on volunteering not to receive, though I don't know many people who pay more taxes than they're required to so I'm guessing that number would be pretty small.

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dmix10y ago· 1 in thread

So $2T not $3.2T. When compared to social security, it's not that bad:

> In 2015, over 59 million Americans will receive almost $870 billion in Social Security benefits.

Therefore basic income would be about 2.3x the cost of social security but 3.4x as many people would benefit.

AnimalMuppet10y ago

I think that social security is the wrong thing to compare it to. Try social security + unemployment + food stamps + aid to families with dependent children + ...

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