"How large should Citizen Dividends be?
Can the U.S. afford Citizen Dividends? Are sufficient funds really available from cutting welfare and corporate welfare? If higher taxes are necessary, should increases be on income taxes, fossil fuel taxes, other taxes on sales or consumption, or what? What about children? Shouldn't parents with young children get a larger amount? And orphans, how will Citizen Dividends help them? What about the very rich, like Bill Gates? Why should he get Citizen Dividends? Won't Citizen Dividends undermine people's incentives to work? Some people are lazy or irresponsible and likely to shirk Citizen Service. Shouldn't it be mandatory? Some elderly or handicapped people are unable to perform Citizen Service. Will they still receive Citizen Dividends? Living expenses are quite high in some cities or states. Would it be possible to have varying levels of Citizen Dividends? I see how this will help poor and middle-class Americans. But what about the very rich? Won't they be opposed? If government ends corporate welfare and subsidies, won't the stock market crash? What if there's a recession? What about inflation? Won't adding Citizen Dividends to the economy cause prices to increase, particularly for food and shelter? How will Citizen Dividends be distributed? Could we try Citizen Policies in one state? Are policies like this in effect anywhere? What about Sweden, Norway, or Holland? This sounds great, really sensible and powerful. But will the American people accept it? I can sure use Citizen Dividends. An extra $400 or more each month would dramatically improve my quality of life. What do I have to do to get it?
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