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beachstartup
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see welfare vs. disability
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127001brewer
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As I have just posted elsewhere in this thread, disability seems to be a type of "basic income". [1]
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http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/
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pille
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One of the biggest problems with disability pay is the barrier it creates to joining the workforce. Losing payments when you get employed is a huge disincentive to looking for employment. That's the opposite of what UBI is trying to do.
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