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I think you'd find very few republicans favoring UBI...

• twinkletwinkle 10y ago
  Actually lots of them do, because they see it as a way to remove "entitlements". Delete food stamps, delete welfare, delete all aspects of the social safety net, and implement a simple UBI. It's the same regressive strategy as "do your taxes on a postcard". Treat every equally, not equitably.
• unityByFreedom 10y ago
  You're thinking of the wrong generation. Libertarians support it. They are one option for a future Republican platform. The tech generation's wealthy view UBI as a way to simplify the tax code, thus saving money. UBI would cause inflation and lower the lower class. Their buying power would eventually be worth nothing in a capitalist society. One couldn't expect the government to appropriately increase UBI over time. Stay in school, kids. There's no future where you don't need to do work in order to have the lifestyle you want.