In 2016, Charles Murray published an essay in the Wall Street Journal, in which he argues for the implement of a UBI, or universal basic income. Murray explains that implementing a UBI will only work efficiently if all welfare programs are taken away. He argues that doing this, every citizen will be forced to take care of themselves. Murray continues on to examine the effects on the workforce by explaining that “[i]t also could provide an invaluable benefit: injecting new resources and new energy into an American civic culture.” Murray believes that with a UBI the American people will be given enough to survive, and with this the people can focus on making the world and themselves better and happier. On this quest of bettering the world,
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One the one hand, I strongly agree that a Universal Basic Income would be beneficial in the changing economy. On the other hand I am not sure if Murray has thought through all of the effects of terminating welfare. With the rough economy and dwindling job market, millennials to baby boomers are having a difficult time finding a job and supporting a family. People are being forced into jobs that they are not happy in and will not stay in. Having a UBI will create a way for a person to be able to survive and also for the person to do something for themselves and the world that will make them happy. In saying that, I am stereotyping all citizens into one category. Each family is different, and has different circumstances. It is for this reason that completely taking away welfare to create a UBI will not work. As I have had a major surgery before, I understand what medical bills can do to a family. If child has a medical condition, bills will start to pile up and without the help of welfare, the family may not survive. Another setback is college, if a person does not start earning the money until 21, and there is not financial aid, then how will a student get through school. There are many different reasons as to why a UBI will work but there are many setbacks, and without first addressing those issues, a UBI will never
One the one hand, I strongly agree that a Universal Basic Income would be beneficial in the changing economy. On the other hand I am not sure if Murray has thought through all of the effects of terminating welfare. With the rough economy and dwindling job market, millennials to baby boomers are having a difficult time finding a job and supporting a family. People are being forced into jobs that they are not happy in and will not stay in. Having a UBI will create a way for a person to be able to survive and also for the person to do something for themselves and the world that will make them happy. In saying that, I am stereotyping all citizens into one category. Each family is different, and has different circumstances. It is for this reason that completely taking away welfare to create a UBI will not work. As I have had a major surgery before, I understand what medical bills can do to a family. If child has a medical condition, bills will start to pile up and without the help of welfare, the family may not survive. Another setback is college, if a person does not start earning the money until 21, and there is not financial aid, then how will a student get through school. There are many different reasons as to why a UBI will work but there are many setbacks, and without first addressing those issues, a UBI will never