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Before UBI the government used its power to get banks to freeze private funds in order to quell protests. After UBI the funds are coming from the government. T
by unsupp0rted 3y ago
Before UBI the government used its power to get banks to freeze private funds in order to quell protests.
After UBI the funds are coming from the government. The government can use its power to withhold those funds at the source to quell protests.
How is this not a direct 1:1 connection?
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- voisin 3y agoMy point is that if the government wants to, it will - regardless of UBI. There’s no reason to believe that it will be used more if there is a UBI (it doesn’t seem anything stopped them other than their own restraint in the past). But UBI helps a large portion of the population and streamlines a number of social payment programs to reduce overhead. So I see obvious benefits, but no reason to believe from your comment that this potential drawback would be increased if UBI existed.