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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)

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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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[–] MonkCanatella 1 points 10 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 10 months ago (1 children)

You don't get two basic incomes.

[–] MonkCanatella 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

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