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Experiments are always theater anyway. There's no point in experimenting, the change only happens when it's "universal". It's in the fucking name. Just do it.
A common argument made against UBI is some form of "they're poor so they don't know how to handle money; if you give them money they'll just spend it irresponsibly." At the very least, UBI experiments have shown that the recipients use the money responsibly.
No one points out how wild and inappropriately the rich use money. No one needs a private jet. No one needs dozens of foreign locales in their life. No one needs multiple homes when they can only live in one. The poor they rail against live without those things, so can the oligarchs.
No disagreement from me there. I don't think billionaires should be allowed to exist.
theatre yes but they’ll never show anything other than that we should do UBI so let them have their theatre if it leads to a good outcome
its funny to as its a libertarian concept to simply social assitance. Well old school real libertarian not the fud the party with the name throws around now.
this post was submitted on 29 Feb 2024
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