[hinckley buzzard]

This moron must be under thirty years old. We tried his grand experiment, to the tune of five trillion dollars, and it netted us exactly nothing in terms of eradicating poverty. Oh yes, and the "guaranteed national income" was indeed a proposal in the 1972 election, by that famous conservative, George McGovern.

[supercat]

This moron must be under thirty years old. We tried his grand experiment, to the tune of five trillion dollars, and it netted us exactly nothing in terms of eradicating poverty. Oh yes, and the "guaranteed national income" was indeed a proposal in the 1972 election, by that famous conservative, George McGovern.

The "War on Povery/Great Society" programs target their benefits only to those who don't work. See my #71. I would suggest that a (low) guaranteed income combined with an absolutely flat tax structure would be far better than the welfare/tax system as it exists today.

As far as I'm concerned, every dollar a person earns should make that person $0.70 (or thereabouts) richer, whether it's the first or the billionth. Under today's welfare system, that isn't the case. The lowest "net income retention" (amount one will net from earning an extra dollar) is for those below the poverty line. Why should someone get a job if 40 hours of work won't even net them $40 over what they'd get from not working?