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Your comment is exactly the sort that would fit in well on reddit, but sticks out like a sore thumb on HN. Why? Well, because after taking the 40 seconds to rea
by bmer 11y ago
Your comment is exactly the sort that would fit in well on reddit, but sticks out like a sore thumb on HN. Why? Well, because after taking the 40 seconds to read your entire message, I realized that it was nothing but sarcasm through and through.
In short, you added nothing to the discussion, apart from disrespecting the participants (which is what 100% sarcasm is).
- JWLong 11y agoThe fact that his retort is sarcastic, does not mean that he does not have a point. His point is that someone will be subsidizing his existence, and pointing out that nobody would want to do it, if they were faced with that reality, directly.
- aninhumer 11y agoThis is a silly false comparison. No, I'm not willing to implement one tiny wealth transfer that could conceivably be part of a Basic Income scheme. That would be stupid. However, if it were possible to magically enter into a voluntary but binding pact with a large enough group of people to make Basic Income work, then I absolutely would do it even if it would mean lower income for me.
- ant6n 11y agoIt's a rhetorical device used by right-leaning people in many instances, for example when it comes to taxes. It's also pretty meaningless.