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It would create a new class of "poor" people with a guaranteed income rather than the current crop of "poor" people living off of a substandard "guaranteed income" called welfare.

With a "guaranteed income" of up to $30,000, they can buy a lot of drugs and booze, but the money, in most cases, will not be used to improve their economic situation.

A $30,000 "guaranteed income" is way too high. But replacing the current welfare system with a $6,000 or so straight payment would IMHO be an improvement. The people who would misspend that are the same ones who misspend what they get now.

Read post 71 for more on the subject.

The people who would misspend that are the same ones who misspend what they get now.

Sorry, I'm not buying it. Unemployment and welfare were inteded to be "helping hand" parts of the safety net, NOT a way of life. The same is true for low wage entry level type jobs (such as burger flipper somewhere); they were intended to be gap-fillers for people with higher aspirations, NOT career choices!!

If these people aim low and hit their target, they have nothing to complain about. They reached their career goals and I don't feel obigated to support them at a higher level than they are already receiving.