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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

WhY sHoUlD I use MY TaX DoLlArS tO pAy FoR pEoPlE wHo ArE TOO LAZY tO wOrK

This is also their argument against universal healthcare which I find astonishing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm for available free housing and a Universal Basic Income, not even so I can quit working. I want it so I can quit working with people who won't pull their weight. If I'm going to carry your sorry ass anyway, let me do it in a way that saves me having to interact with you. It could probably all be paid for by the amount my country's military misplaces every year, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Huh, I never thought of it from this perspective.

It does rely on those people being aware that they're not pulling their weight though. I've also worked with people who accomplished very little but thought they were the most productive ever and gods gift to the business

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Ironically my argument for both housing and healthcare is 'why spend more of my taxes denying (healthcare or homes) when they could more cheaply provide"

Policing the homeless is expensive. Government protections required for American health cartels cost a fortune. It's amazing that the less human option is also the less economically sensible. What an amazing scam.