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0 pointsgrogers9y ago0 comments

1. Most likely the UBI would only go to legal permanent residents.

2. It's at least no worse than today for those people. Support groups will still exist. If you distribute money frequently (e.g. weekly) it might help a little in preventing catastrophic situations where people lose it all. My concern here is that the payday loan industry grows instead of shrinking (tough to predict these types of things).

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rbcgerard9y ago

1. while that is likely the case, since we grant citizenship to those born here (who i believe can then sponsor their family), the obvious choice would be to move here illegally and have children.

2. many current programs today limit what can be bought (SNAPS) or provide the service directly (low income housing), that's not to say there are not ways around this or that dollars are not fungible, but I do think there is difference

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0 pointsgrogers9y ago0 comments

1. Most likely the UBI would only go to legal permanent residents.

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rbcgerard9y ago

1. while that is likely the case, since we grant citizenship to those born here (who i believe can then sponsor their family), the obvious choice would be to move here illegally and have children.

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