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Social Security has one of the most powerful lobbies in the country defending it. Politicians who eagerly take on the NRA won't even mention cutting SS.
by CapitalistCartr 10y ago
Social Security has one of the most powerful lobbies in the country defending it. Politicians who eagerly take on the NRA won't even mention cutting SS.
- skybrian 10y agoIt seems likely that basic income would have a similar lobby, once it's been around for a while.
- tornadoboy55 10y agoThat's primarily because gun bans or gun control are a net benefit whilst letting your poor and old starve is a net negative.
- jimmywanger 10y ago> because gun bans or gun control are a net benefit. If you really believe that, compare/contrast most dictatorships with the United States, Switzerland, and Israel. Gun control is something that oppressive rulers always try to implement as soon as possible.
- doubleplusgood 10y agoGun control in Israel is pretty strict for civilians but you make a good point.
- beat 10y agoThis logic is countered by the many peaceful, democratic nations with strong gun control laws - the majority of them, really.
- jimmywanger 10y agoNo, I'm saying that weak gun control is not a complete bad. A lot of functional states have all sorts of gun control laws. However, all (as far as I know) totalitarian states have strong gun control laws. I can't think of a single one which had a permissive attitude toward the civilian ownership of guns. I'm speaking of course of de jure gun control laws, not the de facto possession of guns by the population.
- aanm1988 10y agoI for one am glad we have not gone down the path of the hellhole that is Australia.
- isleyaardvark 10y agoIt also hasn't stopped being universal or basic or perverted with exceptions.