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> UBI advocates very often do things like [play games with numbers to make a point] Which is EXACTLY why the kind of data we're deriving now, based on real wor
by newacct583 6y ago
> UBI advocates very often do things like [play games with numbers to make a point]
Which is EXACTLY why the kind of data we're deriving now, based on real world policymaking, and as described in the linked article, is so important. It's impossible to refute with more funny numbers.
> If the argument for how affordable UBI is hangs on this kind of logic
It doesn't! That's the amazing thing. You guys need an entirely new kind of spin, now.
- mikepurvis 6y agoNot sure what you're accusing me of spinning here. I want UBI to work, and I want it to be affordable. But more than that, I want the underlying problem solved, which is income and wealth inequality. What I don't want, is to see a bunch of half-baked policies rushed out the door, only to be shuttered a few years later and tossed onto the pile of "lol communism always fails" just-so stories, with the door to change closed for another generation. Going into these kinds of major efforts with a "better vs perfect" attitude has a high risk of alienating those for whom it may well not be "better", especially if they are members of a vulnerable group that has a high reliance on the present system.