<div dir="ltr">see:<div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Now what's that called when the poorest are taxed at higher rates than the rich? Oh right... regressive taxation.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">A big part of the problem with our existing system is that people by and large have no idea just how fucked up it is. The very idea of targeted assistance is flawed because of everyone it leaves out, and because of the stigma it creates, and because of the huge marginal tax rates it introduces when clawed back as punishment for employment.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">If it's one thing I've learned from studying one thing like basic income in great depth, it's that I realize now just how full of shit so many articles I read about other things other than basic income must be for shit like this to be published in outlets like The Guardian, The New York Times, The Economist, and more.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">If you're curious about the source of my numbers, here: <a href="http://www.scottsantens.com/will-replacing-current-benefits-with-cash-tomorrow-leave-todays-recipients-better-or-worse-off-basic-income-single-parents-welfare" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,121,211);margin:0px">http://www.scottsantens.com/will-replacing-current-benefits-with-cash-tomorrow-leave-todays-recipients-better-or-worse-off-basic-income-single-parents-welfare</a></p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Also yes, this all varies from state to state but that is also a big part of the problem. In Wyoming, 1% of those living under the federal poverty line receive TANF. That means replacing TANF with UBI in Wyoming would be an improvement for 99% of those living in poverty in Wyoming.</p><p style="margin:0.357143em 0px;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.42857em;font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">More about TANF: <a href="http://www.scottsantens.com/tanf-is-terrible" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,121,211);margin:0px">http://www.scottsantens.com/tanf-is-terrible</a></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: <a href="http://commonstransition.org" target="_blank">http://commonstransition.org</a>  </div><div><br></div>P2P Foundation: <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net</a>  - <a href="http://blog.p2pfoundation.net" target="_blank">http://blog.p2pfoundation.net</a> <br><br><a href="http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation" target="_blank"></a>Updates: <a href="http://twitter.com/mbauwens" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/mbauwens</a>; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens</a><br><br>#82 on the (En)Rich list: <a href="http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/" target="_blank">http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/</a> <br></div></div></div></div>
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