Wehomeschooledbothofourchildrenandweused a portionofthatsavingsthatthegirlshadtobuildtheirschoolhousesowecouldcontinuetoschooloutsideofthekitchentable.
Evenifit's $1,000 tome, if I goandthenspendthat $1,000 inHomer, thenthatpersonhavegottheirdividendcheck, butthentheyjustgotanother $1,000 frommeandmaybe a bunchofotherpeople.
Andiftheydidhave a jobthattheyliked, butitwasn't paying a lot, thentheycouldstillkeepthatjob.
もし好きな仕事があったとしても、給料が高くなければ、その仕事を続けることができる。
Buttheydothink a biggerdividendcouldchangethat.
しかし、より大きな配当がそれを変えるかもしれないと彼らは考えている。
I thinktherewouldbedefinitely a lotmorepeoplethatwouldopttojust, iftheycouldjustcoastonthedividend, ifsayitwas $1,000 a month, andiftherewastwopeopleandthentheyhadalltheirkids.
It's notthatmuch, butitsavesyourpride a littlebit, I guess.
大した額ではないけど、プライドは少しは保てるかな。
Itfeelsgoodtogetsomething, and I thinkeverybodycansaythat.
何かを得るのは気分がいいものだ。
Alaska's a specialcase, butwhattheStuartssaygoestotheheartofthedebateonuniversalbasicincome, andwhether a similarorevenlargerpaymentcouldmakesenseelsewhere.
Theonethingthat a universalbenefitwouldbeabletoachieveistoavoidleavingbehindpeoplewhoshouldbeeligiblebutduetoadministrativecomplexitiesweren't abletoavailthemselvesofthebenefit.
Thesizeofthepaymentisnotsomethingthatactuallyisdesignedtoorcouldsupport a family.
支払いの規模は、実際に家族を養うために設計されたものでも、養うことができるものでもない。
That's a goodpoint.
それはいい指摘だ。
Solet's lookatanother U.S. casewithmuchmoremoney.
では、もっと大金が動く米国の別のケースを見てみよう。
InNorthCarolina, theEasternBandofCherokeeIndiansgetshugerevenuesfrom a casinoontheirreservationandtheyhandthisoutunconditionallytoallmembersofthetribe, justlike a UBI.
Secondly, thedividendreducedmentalhealthissuesamongthekids, andinparticular, itreduceddrugandalcoholabuse, which I thinkisveryinterestingbecause a lotofpeople, whenyoutellthemaboutUBI, they'reworriedthatpeoplewillspenditondrugandalcohol.
Evenso, I believethereismoreagreementthanitappearsatfirst.
それでも、一見したところよりも多くの意見が一致していると思う。
I thinkintheory, ifyoucouldsayactuallyimplementing a universalbasicincomewouldnotchangehowpeoplethinkaboutwork, thosewouldbeverygoodcounterargumentstowhat I'm saying.
I seebasicincomeas a road, and I'm notsurewhetherwewillevergetthere.
ベーシック・インカムは道半ばであり、そこに到達できるかどうかはわからない。
But I seethattakingstepstowardbasicincome, wecanimproveandrenewourcurrentsocialsecuritysystemandmakeitmoreflexible, makeitmoresimple, betterforthepeople.