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I don't know why you say "free market fanboys" don't like basic income; libertarians seem to be one of the major supporting factions.
by akvadrako 9y ago
I don't know why you say "free market fanboys" don't like basic income; libertarians seem to be one of the major supporting factions.
- uoaei 9y agoHow do you figure that? Libertarians are by definition against any government involvement in the market. Governments giving citizens money is something that falls under the category of "government involvement."
- bryanlarsen 9y agoLibertarians traditionally called Basic Income the Negative Income Tax. Milton Friedman was a big proponent of it, and many Libertarians are big fanboys of Friedman and the Chicago economics cohort.