Comment: This plan would be quite a tax increase for me. I earn a six-figure income, but I have so arranged my affairs so that I legally pay well under 10% of that in taxes (including income tax and both the employee and employer payroll taxes [Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment]). (more…)
But the Bible says: "No Work, No Eat."
Saturday, January 18th, 2003Comment: [This proposal] might concern those who argue the biblical mandate given by Paul that those not willing to work should not eat. A guaranteed income, even at minimal levels, might be a disincentive to a productive lifestyle. I would have to do more thinking about how a biblical view of human nature would square with a guaranteed income. (more…)
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