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> Forcibly removing someone's money and transferring it to another person can never be justified Except that almost everything government does involves removin
by vzidex 7y ago
> Forcibly removing someone's money and transferring it to another person can never be justified
Except that almost everything government does involves removing someone's money - through taxes - and transferring it to another person - through social programs (including public school, building infrastructure), social programs, paying government employees, etc.
> If a billionaire wishes to privately sponsor UBI...
Extending this to include the social programs listed above: gee I can't wait to lick a billionaire's boots and do the hokey-pokey to be allowed to drive on their roads, have my burning house saved by their private firefighters, and send my kids to the schools they own.