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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by rubyfan on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @07:37AM (#11619640)
I interpreted the parent comment is implying ineptitude by the government in delivering positive outcomes and my comment is in reply to that. If the regime is inept at delivering solutions why would we entrust it to take more by way of taxation to support a basic income.

My comment is not about the efficiency or admin overhead of printing checks. It's about trust in government to deliver an outcome.

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Re:A Basic Income Should Be the Next Big Thing by jessriedel on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @11:32AM (#11621525)
Trust obviously depends strongly on the task. I trust my dog to fetch the ball but not do my taxes, because he's a lot better at the former.
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