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The minute UBI gets instituted is the minute that politicians will arise who want to lower the quantity for one group of people and increase it for the group of
by JPKab 6y ago
The minute UBI gets instituted is the minute that politicians will arise who want to lower the quantity for one group of people and increase it for the group of people that supports them.
Eventually it will end up being means tested in one form or another just like the income tax system has been made so complex by politicians favoring one group over another.
I absolutely love the idea of UBI but I just don't see it surviving in a pure form with our populist and identity group focused political system.
- jnwatson 6y agoThat already happens with income tax. That’s exactly what the Trump tax cuts accomplished.
- throwawayboise 6y agoI don't know how old you are or how long you've been paying taxes, but they have been an insane labyrinth since long before Trump. My taxes actually got simpler with the increased standard deduction.
- richwater 6y agoIt will 100% just become welfare with a different coat of paint.
- rhino369 6y agoEven if they don't discriminate, what would ensure its not just used as a political tool even if an increase is overall harmful? Seems like voters have a lot of incentive to vote themselves increases.
- imtringued 6y agoThis is true. The entire value proposition of UBI lies in it's unconditional nature. The expectation that governments won't butcher it is highly unreasonable.