universal income. seems like a good idea

I do think that this could be a way forward and I'm glad that trials are being carried out.

Well they are always trailing summit so guess wait n see

I think that as more and more jobs become automated then it is inevitable. Machines don't spend money in the local shops and pubs and unless people do, then the whole money-go-round stops.

Most newly born babies have a small chip implanted on one of their ears these days. Its very small but if you do have reason to be interacting with a newborn infant have a close look.

Its not been announced to the general population but I am able to reveal it here as none of the general population read this.

You only pay the 40% on income above the lower rate threshold, not on all of your taxable income for the tax year.

I have a very simple policy with regards to income and taxation. My tax code is 1150L which means I can earn £11,500 in the tax year before I have income tax liability. So as soon as I have earned £11,500 then I stop working and fuck off on the boat instead, until my savings have run out. Because I did the same in the first tax year living on the boat when income tax was deducted, then every year now I pay zero income tax on my earnings. Pius, I get £159 a month in working tax credits because I don't earn very much.

This wouldn't suit most folk, but I live a very minimalist lifestyle, my budget is £30 a week for food, £30 a week for alcohol and £40 a week for my car, which I need to get to work. I've probably spent less than £50 on clothes in the last three years, my mobile phone is a 15-year-old Nokia, my car is a 13-year-old Rover 75.

To me, success in life is as about what you do and see, not what you own. When I was younger and used to travel more, my philosophy was always "I'd sooner have a stamp in my passport than a plasma screen TV"

I crammed my working life into 25 years. I'd love a universal income cheque every month now I've stopped.
There will be heavier tax to pay for it so everyone will end up exactly where they are now except that a part of their income would come from gov. It sounds like a great idea if it cuts out all the paperwork waste of the present system.

Or it's a way of paying poor people 1p/hour as they'll effectively be legally working while signing on.

Or it's a way to stop the trap of signing on. It's not easy to claim benefits and those that do are rightly frightened of leaving it for uncertain work. Universal income could remove that hurdle.

One things for sure, if done in the uk it' be a half arsed fudge, done by name only to attract votes and nothing will actually change other than words.