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Rubbish. How did basic income turn into an anti-parent rant? Most kids today will add far, far, far more into the system than what their parents take out of it. That’s not even counting the economy based around children’s activities and merchandise.
My kid has 2 jobs and is taking college classes.....
Some have a determination and some don't.
In the old days, we called them skinny. Now they want to get their hands in my pockets.
I am a hard right winger but Andrew Yang's $1000 a month basic income idea holds some appeal to me. What I like about it is that unlike every other handout program it does not descriminate against those without children. In our current system if you have kids you are not only protected from destitution you very likely can get a bonanza of cash and prizes from the U.S government. If you don't have kids (or have adult children) you pay into this system but if you ever need help you are on your own buddy...you can dive down into homeless and no one would care. This system is terrible and no one can guilt me into thinking otherwise. God bless you Andrew Yang.
I don't think your comment is accurate. Means testing is means testing.
Nobody is protected from destitution. Even if you have children you literally have to spend down all your assets to get aid, unless you're illegal of course. If you're an invader, states like CA roll out the red carpet.
Think of UBI as a concrete foundation. Its a part of our money thats keeping all of us above ground.
Like we all own the floor, that money “doesnt exist”, its like our heartbeat, its keeping us alive or afloat. The rest of the money you earn yourself.
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Sure you are.
By the way, trying to neutralize your supposed viewpoints to appeal to the opposition doesn't make you intellectual or reasoned. It makes you disingenuous, gutless, and fickle. Stand behind what you believe or go hide in a corner.
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Everything moves to equilibrium, the $1000 would eventually be as if it is $0 today... So your prices today reflects that you didn't get the $1000 and will increase as you get the $1000... Spending more to buy more makes the item in more demand and it's price goes up... Eventually everything goes up to basically wipe out the $1000 gain... Except the government had to borrow that money that they didn't need to to begin with....
I am a hard right winger but Andrew Yang's $1000 a month basic income idea holds some appeal to me. What I like about it is that unlike every other handout program it does not descriminate against those without children. In our current system if you have kids you are not only protected from destitution you very likely can get a bonanza of cash and prizes from the U.S government. If you don't have kids (or have adult children) you pay into this system but if you ever need help you are on your own buddy...you can dive down into homeless and no one would care. This system is terrible and no one can guilt me into thinking otherwise. God bless you Andrew Yang.
No. No free money. Ever. Work or starve. Those people are not my fiscal responsibility.
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If $1000 is good, then why not give everyone $100,000/month?
Then everyone can live like millionaires.....
Where's the flaw in that logic?
Oh good, the slippery slope fallacy
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