New Posts For Thread: The push for universal basic income is gaining groundhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-groundAny party that offers this would run away with the election , imagine the freedom it would confer and obviously is a way of redistributing the numbers (money) which makes far more sense than QE as cuts out the middleman. Come on IDS , you know it makanything that involves people who have wealth now in cash/property/tangible assets, then redistributing that to others via taxes or whatever else on said cash/property/tangible assets just ain't gonna happen and you need to face that realityhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=544217125#544217125anything that involves people who have wealth now in cash/property/tangible assets, then redistributing that to others via taxes or whatever else on said cash/property/tangible assets just ain't gonna happen and you need to face that realityMon, 06 Apr 2015 14:08:31 -0500Here's another suggestion as to how basic income could be funded- from the value of collectively owned resources.https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/rajesh-makwana/rethinking-basic-income-in-sharing-societyhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=544215845#544215845Here's another suggestion as to how basic income could be funded- from the value of collectively owned resources.https://www.opendemocracy.net/transformation/rajesh-makwana/rethinking-basic-income-in-sharing-societyMon, 06 Apr 2015 12:07:03 -0500you can argue giving to the people the amounts of QE currently given to the banks but full basic income is uncosted boll&&kshttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=544134967#544134967you can argue giving to the people the amounts of QE currently given to the banks but full basic income is uncosted boll&&ksMon, 30 Mar 2015 12:41:10 -0500Here's a link to a letter in the FT arguing for 'quantative easing' for the peoplehttp://www.basicincome.org/news/2015/03/europe-quantitative-easing-for-people/https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=544134225#544134225Here's a link to a letter in the FT arguing for 'quantative easing' for the peoplehttp://www.basicincome.org/news/2015/03/europe-quantitative-easing-for-people/Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:50:50 -0500Apparently the Chinese are getting a bit agitated with the US for inflating away debt with quantative easing. They might not mind us doing it for basic income.They set exchange rates to suit themselves after all, unless somethings changed.https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543994997#543994997Apparently the Chinese are getting a bit agitated with the US for inflating away debt with quantative easing. They might not mind us doing it for basic income.They set exchange rates to suit themselves after all, unless somethings changed.Wed, 18 Mar 2015 20:12:42 -0500they are crowing about reduction of the deficita presenter on sky going on about it this morningbut it is still adding some 65 billion to the debt it isn't zero or the reverse - in creditwhat on earth are any of them crowing about - the debt is increhttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543993733#543993733they are crowing about reduction of the deficita presenter on sky going on about it this morningbut it is still adding some 65 billion to the debt it isn't zero or the reverse - in creditwhat on earth are any of them crowing about - the debt is increWed, 18 Mar 2015 18:25:41 -0500LMFAO !!! You really a tard and you obviously ignore the hard info I've provided. So in other words you need to learn some remedial maths, then afterwards reread this that I’ve posted several times and look at the linksA) How much do you think peophttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543993687#543993687LMFAO !!! You really a tard and you obviously ignore the hard info I've provided. So in other words you need to learn some remedial maths, then afterwards reread this that I’ve posted several times and look at the linksA) How much do you think peopWed, 18 Mar 2015 18:23:17 -0500What is the current benefit bill do you know? Anyway obviously that would all be basic income and the rest would be like quantative easing but direct to the people. It would be big boost to the economy so the tax take would increase, it would cause ihttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543993289#543993289What is the current benefit bill do you know? Anyway obviously that would all be basic income and the rest would be like quantative easing but direct to the people. It would be big boost to the economy so the tax take would increase, it would cause iWed, 18 Mar 2015 17:51:24 -0500Are you being deliberately obtuse??????As you can’t just print endless amounts of money, therefore to give X amount of money to everyone every week it has to come from somewhere.Or do you think it’s a bit like the magic porridge pot or something?https://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543993211#543993211Are you being deliberately obtuse??????As you can’t just print endless amounts of money, therefore to give X amount of money to everyone every week it has to come from somewhere.Or do you think it’s a bit like the magic porridge pot or something?Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:46:08 -0500Its not my dream, its one practical solution to the damage caused by 30 odd years of bad economics and the robbery of our land and property by financiers. The wealth redistribution that you have a bee in your bonnet about would only be in the sense thttps://community.betfair.com/politics/go/thread/view/94150/30414565/the-push-for-universal-basic-income-is-gaining-ground?post_id=543992677#543992677Its not my dream, its one practical solution to the damage caused by 30 odd years of bad economics and the robbery of our land and property by financiers. The wealth redistribution that you have a bee in your bonnet about would only be in the sense tWed, 18 Mar 2015 17:09:28 -0500