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> although it probably does What makes you think that? > the sort of politics that likes big government also likes UBI. I don't think you can really generali
by nicoburns 5y ago
> although it probably does
What makes you think that?
> the sort of politics that likes big government also likes UBI.
I don't think you can really generalise like that. Certainly the reverse doesn't seem to be true, in that UBI seems to have appeal to many of those who are opposed to big government. It certainly seems to avoid a lot of the bureaucracy that comes with more traditional welfare systems.
- emteycz 5y agoThe incredible machinery required to collect the current amount of taxes suggests so. Each percentage point requires increasingly more complex tax administration, and with each point more people will try hard to evade it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laffer_curve