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comment by WanderingEng
WanderingEng  ·  3301 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Finland plans to give every citizen 800 euros a month and scrap benefits

    I just wonder why you wouldn't means test it

My assumption is to avoid any ambiguity and bureaucracy. The means testing is done on the tax end. So while a wealthier person is getting €800, same as a low income person, the wealthier person is paying more than €800 back to the state while the low income person is paying very little tax.