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> why do you care SO MUCH about the tax revenue that goes to poor people I really think you might have made your way into the wrong thread. Both I and the thre
by rory 5y ago
> why do you care SO MUCH about the tax revenue that goes to poor people
I really think you might have made your way into the wrong thread. Both I and the thread OP are arguing against the idea that UBI can replace existing social spending. That is to say, we would still need to keep some of the existing social benefit programs if UBI were implemented.
No one here is saying we should take away benefits from the poor, and anger about gov't contractors is not even a tiny bit related to the actual discussion at hand.
- RC_ITR 5y agoI'm arguing that literally any limit on cash given to poor people is a paternalistic overstep because we do not do the same for the cash we give to rich people. The metaphor is 'Why do we tell poor people that this $1 can only be spent on certain types of food' when we don't say ' This $1 of pork barrel spending can't be used on CEO bonuses unless that CEO submits to regular drug testing.' I don't know why this is such a hard concept? Maybe you & I just give up?