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The Campaign To Get Every American Free Money, Every Year
merbs writes: Supporters of a basic income have finally organized a proper political movement. Basic Income Action is, according to co-founder Dan O'Sullivan, "the first national organization educating and organizing the public to support a basic income. "He tells me that "Our goal is to educate and organize people to take action to win a basic income here in the U.S." This 2013 Economist article does a good job of summarizing the pro and con viewpoints on the (ahem) basic idea.
I'm still waiting for the Republicans to introduce the jobs bill that they promised in the 2010 campaign. After 50+ votes on Obamacare, they still haven't introduce a jobs bill.
If you QUALIFY for public assistance, use it. If you DON'T QUALIFY for public assistance, work harder and stop grumbling about those less fortunate.
The rest of the world has a better health care system than the U.S.