A higher personal allowance has no ability to replace any welfare benefits and thus does nothing to reduce the high marginal tax rates imposed by welfare benefits.

I see. Confusing stuff.

FYI, I found this bill that is looking to attack this income.

www.sociedademilitar.com.br/2025/10/viuv...

Also, I guess it is somewhat means-tested post 2019 where a 3% tax now applies to the income?

I think the option was provided post-2001 to pay a 1.5% contribution to be grandfathered into the pre-2001 rules.

Unless their parents opted to pay a 1.5% payroll contribution, I think is what MP 2.215-10/2001 did.

www.marinha.mil.br/cfj/pensao-m...

Doesn't this make clear it's regardless of marital status? And yes it's definitely independent of employment status or income. It's not means-tested in any way.

www.marinha.mil.br/cfj/pensao-m...

Are you sure? That's not what the paper says which explicitly contrasts it to a similar program in Turkey that works as you describe.

Brazil provides an unconditional monthly income for life to the daughters of military parents who've died that on median is equal to $2,250/mo and where some go up to $15k a month. Based on 30,400 daughters a recent study found that a UBI of $1,300/mo could likely decrease earnings by close to zero.

Distribute money to Canadians to buy Canadian.

You are not my senator. I have no senator because I live in DC so I rely on those like you to do the right thing and this wasn't it. I am so angry right now. Absolutely livid. How dare you capitulate like this in a win-win situation where all you had to do was hold strong. You weakling. You COWARD.