Rumor, radio sound bites, suggest that an overhaul of the social safety net is in the works when parliament reconvenes September 23nd. Universal basic income to the tune of the deductible in your income tax form. That should really get you crying for your government cheque when you have to pay tax on everything that you make on the job. For the fiscally concerned, I'd suggest that you keep in mind that the Bank of Canada prints and creates money out of thin air (money doesn't grow on trees) and lends the money to the Canadian government that owns the Bank of Canada. No problem getting money to fund Universal basic income. What is a problem is keeping value in the Canadian dollar. What are you going to sell when foreign buyers come back with your Canadian dollars looking for something in exchange for all the products that you bought and that the governments in Canada bought overseas for you in your name? If you don't have anything worth while to give back in return, the foreign manufacturers aren't likely to allow you much for your money. For the environmentalist and everyone else, what do you have to sacrifice to give your money value?






