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We do have systems in place to keep people alive. Food stamps, medicaid, medicare, social security, soup kitchens, charities, etc etc. Those peograms are target
by trendia 9y ago
We do have systems in place to keep people alive. Food stamps, medicaid, medicare, social security, soup kitchens, charities, etc etc. Those peograms are targeted to people in need, not just "just because
- mrec 9y agoYes, but so what? People not in need would still be benefitting from BI payments to them, and those benefits should be offset against any increase in tax and/or reduction in salary. There's a legitimate question as to whether a UBI would encourage slacking, but that's a separate issue from whether or not the money exists. The money clearly does exist, because it's already being spent. It's just being spent in what's arguably a humiliating and distorting way.