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Sunday, 17 November 2013

Stupid Sanctions vs Basic Income 13: Job Expired

There is a website called A Selection of Especially Stupid Benefit Sanctions filled with stories of ways in which our broken benefits system hurts people. I thought it would be good to compare what would have happened with welfare replaced by Basic Income Guarantee.

Of course its not terribly exciting because basic income doesn't judge people or make mistakes.

Our Current Welfare SystemWhat if we had basic income?
Your job centre advisor suggests a job. When you go online to apply it says the job has “expired” so you don’t apply. You are sanctioned for 13 weeks.
Your job centre advisor suggests a job. When you go online to apply it says the job has “expired” so you don’t apply. You continue to receive basic income

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