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I would be absolutely amazed if any government actually agreed to dismantle their welfare states in return for UBI. There will always be pressure on politicians
by dageshi 9y ago
I would be absolutely amazed if any government actually agreed to dismantle their welfare states in return for UBI. There will always be pressure on politicians for one group or another to receive more money for one reason or another which will require all the government beurocracy to administer it.
- lend000 9y agoAgreed -- it would be very difficult politically, not that that matters in terms of which policies we should advocate. The drug lobbyists, for example, absolutely love Medicare. They prefer the government with its friendly politicians and bureaucrats "negotiate" the prices of drugs that the government subsidizes, rather than allow price discovery in a market system.