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It would be so nice if the people in favor of UBI would be the only contributors to the system, leaving everyone else to live their lives as they like. But no,
by AdrianB1 10y ago
It would be so nice if the people in favor of UBI would be the only contributors to the system, leaving everyone else to live their lives as they like. But no, UBI means everyone else needs to contribute and convincing is done by force ("you pay your taxes or go to prison, you citizen, and your tax money will be used for what we want").
- nugga 10y agoDoesn't the society you live in already maintain order through force? Aren't you already being taxed and the money used for whatever, including things you may find reprehensible? If UBI were to make more sense than whatever welfare maze we currently have then why not switch? Having a job or means to support yourself is not a guarantee these days, not everyone is as lucky.
- AdrianB1 10y agoThat's the point: the entire welfare maze does not make sense, so UBI does not either. I am not talking about maintaining order (by force or not), but about extorting people to pay from their work to give to others. There are many arguments around pro and con, some are simply ridiculous but there are around for so many time and inoculated so well, it works like a religion now: beliefs trumps reason.