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Near-Universal Dole

"Work Is A Curse" -A Universal Dole Proposal Technically a "Citizen's Income", this UBI* proposal grants £173 per week for  EVERYONE over 21 with a bank account and working full-time (30+ hours per week), alongside any UK citizen or resident (of any age under 25) living away from home or in care.   This increases to £325 (per week) when the recipient is between 25 and 55 years of age. Post-55 this reverts to £173 per week for all previous recipients. Any previous recipient continues to receive CI regardless of change in age or circumstance- unless they leave the UK for longer than two years or spend longer than two years in prison. *Universal Basic Income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income I also propose: That all 16 to 21 year olds are entitled to £80 per week for continuing their education. Full-time students (in further education) are entitled to "sign-on" during vacation periods (again, receiving £80 per week) ...

Abolish rent

Renting a home is extortion. Instead one should pay a version of rent that basically covers the landlord's mortgage and any service costs. Whatever the replacement system is called, all money paid to the landlord is returned to the tenant when they move. Deductions are made for the landlord's mortgage and any service/repair costs. Housing benefit for people with low incomes should be replaced with a grant to pay towards the deposit and an agreement from the tenant to pay the interest on any mortgage. There could arguably be a citizen's income (or UBI, Universal Basic Income) scheme to cover this and encourage people to work or allow them to study/volunteer. People who inherit property should pay a percentage of the property's value, say 0.5%, to the community as tax or contributions.