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When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'. (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Those seem incompatible to me.

(UBI means Universal Basic Income, giving everyone a basic income, for free)

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

UBI would not replace the need for universal healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Andrew Yang famously ran on a UBI platform, his plan was very clear on that issue, but he was very vague on his healthcare plan https://2020.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/

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

I'm still not sure if he was actually in favor or just pandering, but at least he put it on the stage.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I supported Yang to help popularize the idea but he’s just a wolf in sheep’s skin trying to get rich.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

How so? I canvased for Yang in 2019, but after he dropped, I kinda just stopped thinking about him. I know he started the Forward Party, and he’s had some bad takes on homelessness, but how is he a wolf in sheep’s clothing? He apparently has a net worth of at least a couple million living in New York, but he’s in his 40’s, so that‘s not really that far off from normal businessmen.

[–] MonkCanatella 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I knew Yang was a fraud from the start. It was his “you have a freedom to choose between UBI and safety social nets” that made it clear to me. Took a long fucking time for other left leaning folks to catch on. He was getting way too much attention. That’s actually why I liked Michael Brooks so much. He was one of the few at the time that saw through it

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You don't get two basic incomes.

[–] MonkCanatella 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cool, not sure what your point is but I don't think I care

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Exactly, and that's why you're wrong about it.