LadyKay Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.93 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) This is not a political post. There is this ideal that every adult citizen age 18 and older, gets $1000.00 a month as a basic living wage. So for fun. Lets just say that this happens. Your an adult and you get a 1000.00 every month. Say the fist Monday of every month the check comes or gets deposited into your account. How would this change your life? What would you do with the money? For myself I would not have so much worry about making the rent payment each month. Having a 1000.00 a month could cover that. I would also feel some reassurance in knowing that if worked slowed down, I would at less have something coming in to cover basic living. So what are your thoughts? How would having a guarantee $1000.00 a month effect your life? And again. Not political. Cause then the thread will get ban or moved and no one will have any fun. Okay to get things moving along. Lets say you get a 1000.00 a month along with any pay that you earn from your job. Edited September 9, 2019 by LadyKay added more detail 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure of eighty Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 241 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,558 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 872 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted September 9, 2019 (edited) Is this in addition to what we bring in? If its just 1k alone its not enough. Id rather work because I could bring in more than 1k. I feel it'd be better suited to those that were disabled in someway. I feel it'd help them better. I also wonder with 1k for every citizen what kind of chain reaction that'd have. I have a penpal in Europe who's government funds universal health care-- though majority things are free or very low cost theyre taxed 2e perfect and its hard to hire people there. Just wonder what repurcussions it'd have. Edited September 9, 2019 by Figure of eighty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure of eighty Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 241 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 1,558 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 872 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Heather2019 said: If it was just that, it wouldn't be enough, unfortunately. After taxes and paying for insurance, that is roughly what someone making exactly minimum wage in the US would have left over in the end. Here in the US, rent is $1000 or more for small one bedroom apartments, and that's outside of the major cities (a little less for super old buildings). Right. A decent 1 bedroom could range from 900 to 1200 And like you said after taxes much wont be left. However it would be a nice supplement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Alive Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,024 Content Per Day: 1.33 Reputation: 1,224 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/05/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted September 9, 2019 2 hours ago, LadyKay said: This is not a political post. There is this ideal that every adult citizen age 18 and older, gets $1000.00 a month as a basic living wage. So for fun. Lets just say that this happens. Your an adult and you get a 1000.00 every month. Say the fist Monday of every month the check comes or gets deposited into your account. How would this change your life? What would you do with the money? For myself I would not have so much worry about making the rent payment each month. Having a 1000.00 a month could cover that. I would also feel some reassurance in knowing that if worked slowed down, I would at less have something coming in to cover basic living. So what are your thoughts? How would having a guarantee $1000.00 a month effect your life? And again. Not political. Cause then the thread will get ban or moved and no one will have any fun. Okay to get things moving along. Lets say you get a 1000.00 a month along with any pay that you earn from your job. It would almost offset the extra taxes I paid to get the $1,000. So I guess I would be glad that I got most of my money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repose Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 231 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/06/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 9, 2019 If everyone got it, all it would do is raise prices. Every time there's a raise in income, near as I can tell, that's when prices increase. So nothing changes. If it was just to me, hmm... I think I'd use it for gas money. Whatever is left over that isn't used on gas for the month is placed into my bank to gather interest. Even with extra money, I've always had a head for finance, and so I'd restrain myself. As much as one can or should restrain themselves, at least. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted September 9, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 951 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,566 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,045 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted September 9, 2019 5 hours ago, LadyKay said: This is not a political post. There is this ideal that every adult citizen age 18 and older, gets $1000.00 a month as a basic living wage. So for fun. Lets just say that this happens. Your an adult and you get a 1000.00 every month. Say the fist Monday of every month the check comes or gets deposited into your account. How would this change your life? What would you do with the money? For myself I would not have so much worry about making the rent payment each month. Having a 1000.00 a month could cover that. I would also feel some reassurance in knowing that if worked slowed down, I would at less have something coming in to cover basic living. So what are your thoughts? How would having a guarantee $1000.00 a month effect your life? And again. Not political. Cause then the thread will get ban or moved and no one will have any fun. Okay to get things moving along. Lets say you get a 1000.00 a month along with any pay that you earn from your job. That is not so much more than is being given already. With federal earned income tax credit, Alaska's giveaway to residents, Federal SSI benefits for families with kids and no man in the household some families earn more per month already than the mere $1,000 per person over eighteen being proposed. Irritating, most unfair, but then the sky has not fallen either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrangeCat Posted September 10, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,403 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 1,824 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/24/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2019 Speaking as someone on disability this would be a significant quality of life improvement for me, even if it just replaced my present payment. I'd be able to slowly repair the house and replace failing or dead appliances. Then I could think about improving it. But more than that, looking back on my past, that $1000 a month probably would have spared me a lot of emotional turmoil and heartbreak when I was in a long term abusive situation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 10, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2019 7 hours ago, LadyKay said: This is not a political post. There is this ideal that every adult citizen age 18 and older, gets $1000.00 a month as a basic living wage. So for fun. Lets just say that this happens. Your an adult and you get a 1000.00 every month. Say the fist Monday of every month the check comes or gets deposited into your account. How would this change your life? What would you do with the money? For myself I would not have so much worry about making the rent payment each month. Having a 1000.00 a month could cover that. I would also feel some reassurance in knowing that if worked slowed down, I would at less have something coming in to cover basic living. So what are your thoughts? How would having a guarantee $1000.00 a month effect your life? And again. Not political. Cause then the thread will get ban or moved and no one will have any fun. Okay to get things moving along. Lets say you get a 1000.00 a month along with any pay that you earn from your job. First of all we have to establish that it is God's money not our money. How would you spend it to serve God? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted September 10, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,020 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,309 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,365 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2019 It would help with the extremely high rent I have. (And my rent is considered low by L.A. standards.). So I wouldn't have to budget so very much. Also, could help missions more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayin jade Posted September 10, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.88 Content Count: 43,795 Content Per Day: 6.21 Reputation: 11,243 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted September 10, 2019 Where will the money come from? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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