In Terms of Implementation, What Differentiates US Social Programs from a Universal

question 42

Multiple Choice

In terms of implementation, what differentiates US social programs from a universal basic income (UBI) approach?

• A) UBI is more holistic and simpler to implement. Unlike specific programs in the U.S. for different needs such as health care, nutrition, or housing), the notion of a basic income for everyone resolves many of those issues in one step.
• B) UBI programs are socialist and the U.S. has a democracy.
• C) Nothing is privatized in a universal basic income context, whereas even social programs in the U.S. can have for-profit components.
• D) US social programs are more streamlined, less complex, and efficient than a UBI system would be.

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