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It's an interesting idea, but I question some of the math--they say the current welfare program costs four times more than it would cost to take everyone currently in poverty and just give them the money to raise them to the poverty line. Yet what the article is suggesting is not that we give the money to just those people, but to every American. They rightfully point out that the base has to remain there even as you start to earn your first dollar, and your second, otherwise there would be no incentive to start working your way up.
It seems like one of the other people quoted in the article is saying the money could start tapering slowly after you are making over $25,000 a year, but it still couldn't be dollar-for-dollar. Working more always has to net you more money than staying where you are. I'd be interested to see how the total cost of that program compares to the price of the current welfare system.
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