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From: Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid>
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On Sat, 9 Nov 2024 09:54:47 -0500, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 11/9/2024 8:32 AM, D wrote:
>>=20
>>=20
>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>>=20
>>> D=A0 <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 8 Nov 2024, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Idaho.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or Montana.
>>>>>
>>>> Thank you Paul, that confirms what I have so far been thinking about=
 in
>>>> terms of places to move to. I have also heard good things about =
Wyoming,
>>>> South dakota, and someone, as strange as it may sound, also =
recommended
>>>> the far eastern parts of oregon. Not sure about that one, but that=20
>>>> was one
>>>> recommendation as well.
>>>
>>> Oregon is weird because it has a very wide mix of different locations=
=20
>>> with
>>> very different cultures in the same state and while you might like =
the
>>> far eastern part, you won't like the state politics as a whole =
(because
>>> neither side does).
>>=20
>> Sounds like sweden! No one likes the politics and very different=20
>> cultures depending on the area you are in.
>>=20
>>> You would like Wyoming if you like long distances with nothing.=A0 It=
 is
>>> almost the opposite of Europe in terms of just being able to feel =
like
>>> you are nowhere.=A0 I find that pleasant for a while, but not =
long-term.
>>=20
>> Sounds excellent! Since I generally do not like people, being in the=20
>> middle of nowhere, with a dog or two sounds like heaven! Sadly it is =
not=20
>> going to fly with the wife since she wants culture, opera and all that=
=20
>> stuff. So I imagine that sadly, in the end, it would have to be 2-3=20
>> hours by car from some kind of bigger city. =3D(
>>=20
>>> You might like Alaska in that Alaska is filled with people who have =
an
>>> intense interest in personal independence.=A0 Unfortunately it is =
also
>>> filled with people who have problems who had thought that if they =
could
>>> just get to Alaska that everything would be fine, and so they brought
>>> their problems with them to Alaska.
>>=20
>> Alaska is on my list! I did find anchorageopera.org so maybe that =
could=20
>> work! ;)
>
>Alaska, unfortunately for your politics, has a government that
>interferes in the free market, with a Universal Basic Income
>scheme
>
>The state has a $50 billion Permanent Fund, and sends checks
>to every resident each year. The amount varies by year,
>$1200 - $3000 being typical.

Actually, it's more of a "everybody gets a share of the profits from
our oil" program.

And its taxable federally. Even the checks sent to the kids.

The whole point of UBI is that the UBI itself is not taxed. Only
additional income is taxed.=20

Whether this is actually a good idea is a good question. But in 200
years, when most jobs are done by machines and positions filled by
humans are filled either by lottery (the losers -- rather, draftees --
serve) or the courts ("I sentence you to be City Manager for three
years") because nobody wants to work since most people can not for
lack of job availability.

But as long as we have more jobs than people to employ, UBI is
probably not ready for prime time.
--=20
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"