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To be fair: Bill Clinton allowed that 20 years ago. 20 years ago we did not know what the result would be (although many of us had our suspicions). Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton support those reforms now - with 20 years of experience. That was then, this is now.
It’s possible that you think $13,000 a year isn’t enough. It’s certainly not going to be a plush lifestyle by American standards, not when someone decides to do no work at all to top it up. But it’s also true that $13,000 a year puts you in the top 12% of all global income earners. It would be nicer if there was some more significant digit there, like $13k puts you into the global 10% or something, but that does seem a fair enough guarantee to get purely through the privilege of having been born an American.
One aspect of Murray's plan that I disagree with is getting rid of Social Security. Indeed, I see UBI as a supplement to both Social Security and universal healthcare. Moreover, having Social Security gives one an incentive toward gainful employment. Maybe call it "UBI Plus".
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
