There are a lot of factors at play with any monetary distribution like this; for instance do we provide the same UBI to an Alaska resident as you would someone in New York or Peurto Rico. These factors are significantly easier to approach in smaller countries, but should always be dealt with in a well thought out manner.
Of course, there are a lot of things that must go into consideration, I don't know on the exact cost of living differences (based on studies) but I think that this would have to be much more fleshed out then giving everyone 13,000 a year and calling it a day. I do think there must be cost of living differences but on average what this SHOULD account for $13,000 for each American citizen -- this is what it would average out to with the differences in cost of living.
Yeah, I agree. In a country like the US, you really would need to have a different amount for different regions I think. If not, then it wouldn't have the desired effect in big cities. On the other hand, it it was more in the big cities, people might want to go there to get more, not fully realizing that they'd just spend it all there. Maybe, if it was the same everywhere, it would discourage people from going to big cities. They'd stay in smaller cities more, get the same amount of money and live on less. It's sort of hard to predict I guess.
I'll try to get back with a little write-up on healthcare and stuff along those lines, thanks all for being apart of this conversation.
I'm looking forward to the healthcare ideas. Thanks for the discussion.