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		DaltonCoffee on Jan 18, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness... The welfare and employment insurance system in parts of Canada (ie: those parts with little or seasonal employment) are effectively UBI.

JacobThreeThree on Jan 19, 2022 [–]

EI is not even close to what is commonly described as UBI. Not universal at all.

DaltonCoffee on Jan 23, 2022 | [–]

Welfare and EI combined = jury rigged UBI

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