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by kuang_eleven 2119 days ago
It ends up being functionally the same, with the possible exception of how often the money is dispersed.

A UBI and a negative income tax can end with the exact same amount of net money dispersed to anyone, it just requires tweaking the income brackets and rates.

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Okay so why not focus on negative income taxes then? If they are functionally equivalent and governments already have experience with them why not do away with UBI?