[DustyMoment]

How would that create a new class?

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.

This plan is simply a new way to distribute wealth at higher rates to people whose only motivation in life is to get other to pay their way. Consider it a huge pay raise for welfare recipients and see if it sounds any better.

[supercat]

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.