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How does the left wing reconcile its push for UBI, more redistribution to compensate for automation job loss, etc., with an unquestioned belief in immigration o
by cylinder 10y ago
How does the left wing reconcile its push for UBI, more redistribution to compensate for automation job loss, etc., with an unquestioned belief in immigration or even open borders?
You cannot have UBI due to lack of jobs but then also have the US' current family-based immigration system. It would be a different situation if we were specifically targeting skilled robotics engineers and AI coders from around the world, but we put those people through the ringer to favor an unskilled third world immigrant because his brother is a US citizen.
- stmfreak 10y agoSimple, the leftists believe you pay for UBI from the limitless resources confiscated from the "rich." /s
- locopati 10y agoYou mean taxes paid by the wealthy to support a stable system that enables them to create wealth and enjoy it. Please ask yourself, do a small handful of people need to possess as much wealth as half of the USA? More wealth than they could ever possibly spend in a hundred lifetimes? We are all in this together and those that have benefit by helping those that do not.