Posted: Dec 07, 2015 6:30 pm
As far as I understand it the benefits of the scheme are supposed to be inequality and simplicity related rather than increasing the real amount of economic activity.
that is at the heart and also to distribute "national" wealth more equitably as a high earning national champion like say a drug company comes up with a winner and has a high taxation from it.
Part of the problem inherent is multi-nationals hoarding profits off shore so they benefit ( Walmart notoriously ) from the national safety net without contributing much to it.
It also takes away things like having to apply for grants etc for art as it supplies a living wage ( that is the Swiss approach to supply a living wage ).
IF it was combined with affordable public owned or public partnered housing then we'd have a more equitable society.
RIght now there is way too much predation on shelter costs which really widens inequity and is destructive socially big time.