Hey, under those terms, I'll offer to hire you for an extra 80 hours/week at "minimum" wage if you'll hire me for an extra 80 hours/week at minimum wage. No actual work required, we'll just each pay each other $800 and then the government will give us each an extra $400.
Hey, under those terms, I'll offer to hire you for an extra 80 hours/week at "minimum" wage if you'll hire me for an extra 80 hours/week at minimum wage. No actual work required, we'll just each pay each other $800 and then the government will give us each an extra $400.
Nice scam! Unfortunately this would not work at least where I live as there are other costs with employment put on the employer. And the risk of getting caught..
Not saying this applies to you, but for many its a weird tendency to look down on people taking welfare money, but its seen as an accomplishment to scam the government for the same money, regardless if you need extra money.
What the Op was hinting at is probably negative tax as an alternative or addition to UBI.
Hey, under those terms, I'll offer to hire you for an extra 80 hours/week at "minimum" wage if you'll hire me for an extra 80 hours/week at minimum wage. No actual work required, we'll just each pay each other $800 and then the government will give us each an extra $400.
Nice scam! Unfortunately this would not work at least where I live as there are other costs with employment put on the employer. And the risk of getting caught..
Not saying this applies to you, but for many its a weird tendency to look down on people taking welfare money, but its seen as an accomplishment to scam the government for the same money, regardless if you need extra money.
What the Op was hinting at is probably negative tax as an alternative or addition to UBI.
Sure, the point I was trying to make through my example is that the incentives are a bit strange.
Yeah, the negative tax angle is probably more palatable for more folks, and a bit more easy to understand.