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This article concludes by saying the best form of state intervention is "universal [healthcare] coverage". Why not both? It is only a very small far-right minor
by tmvphil 10y ago
This article concludes by saying the best form of state intervention is "universal [healthcare] coverage". Why not both? It is only a very small far-right minority of basic income advocates who advocate eliminating the state's role in healthcare. If the argument is simply that enacting basic income will drain the political will to defend or enhance other needed government programs, then it's not so much an argument against basic income as an argument of political priorities. I even agree that universal healthcare is a much more attainable and impactful near term target, but that doesn't mean that basic income is "bullshit".
- Nicolas_Colin 10y agoI wrote the article, whose point is precisely that: what I called "bullshit" is the endless "problem-solution" conversation around basic income which, in my eyes, ignores politics as well as history and drains the political will to fight on other fronts, such as universal health insurance in the US (or affordable housing).