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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ Yang's plan really has the right incentives:

1. Only for US citizens. It encourages legal immigration towards obtaining citizenship.

2. If you are in jail, you are not eligible. It encourages good behavior and reduces crime.

3. No marriage penalty. Married couple gets $2000.

4. No income limits. It encourages work as opposed to some welfare programs having strict income limit and reporting requirements.

5. Though kids are not eligible, once they turn 18, they will have their own money. It encourages financial literacy.

6. Poor people with no access to bank accounts will finally have their own.[/quote]

Where does the money come from?

$12000 per year for every US citizen.

And how do we prove US citizenship?  Can see lots of fraud/ID theft occurring.[/quote]

We have a $20 trillion economy. The UBI will "cost" about 12%, 2.4 T. Money doesn't disappear. They recycle in the economy. In Yang's economy, 12% of total spending will be citizens' freedom dividend spending. He "pays" for this by a 10% of value added tax (VAT), and the overlap of existing government spending. Most countries have a VAT. With VAT, big tech companies like Amazon and Facebook have no way of avoiding being taxed. Right now they pay next to zero in taxes.

Our state department does a good job of issuing passports. Validating citizenships will not be that hard.[/quote]

All air travel will start requiring Real ID beginning in October 2020 so DMVs are already transitioning to those standards for identity verification.  Yes, people who would otherwise not spend the money to get an ID may be forced to in order to receive UBI, however the amount they would receive in UBI is much higher than the cost to get an ID.  Proving citizenship isn't a real barrier.  
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