Basic Income

Right now we're looking at a basic income of $17,000 per year per person as a goal.  It's hard to think of someone trying to survive on less than that but it also poses a few problems.

First, would a person on welfare and a person working 40 hours a week receive that same $17,000 per year?  I've thought for ages what a shame it is that a family living on minimum wage probably lives poorer than a welfare family of the same size.  On welfare, they also receive dental and eyeglass coverage, too, where many working people aren't even covered for that.

If we are raising the basic income for working people, then it's way past time that we did it but I'm hard headed enough to believe no able bodied single person should receive welfare at all.

When Dennis and I were first married, I think we were living on a poverty level even though he worked full time and often had a part-time job, too.  One of my sons-in-law said he'd never be on welfare but would deliver pizzas if he had to...this is what is called a "work ethic".  Not everyone has it and it's absolutely shameful if a person working full time doesn't make more money than a person on welfare who won't work.  We all know at least one welfare bum so we know the truth of the situation.

I don't have much respect for politicians but they do get it right once in a while.  I hope they don't screw this up just looking for votes!