Re:Moving Forward on Basic Income
by dcosson on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @11:51PM
(#11811953)
> Actually, I think the two main groups are both libertarian, though there's a left-libertarian and a right-libertarian viewpoint
That's an interesting distinction, I think of myself as pretty liberal but maybe I'm more of a left-libertarian after all.
I generally support UBI (at least for now, I'll certainly re-evaluate my position as more studies like this one are done). And there are other traditionally "liberal" ideas that don't sit right with me, like supporting the old guard of e.g. taxi medallion owners, hotel owners, landlords & property owners (by opposing market-rate housing development), etc. even when the new alternative is actually better for the average lower/middle class citizen.
That's an interesting distinction, I think of myself as pretty liberal but maybe I'm more of a left-libertarian after all.
I generally support UBI (at least for now, I'll certainly re-evaluate my position as more studies like this one are done). And there are other traditionally "liberal" ideas that don't sit right with me, like supporting the old guard of e.g. taxi medallion owners, hotel owners, landlords & property owners (by opposing market-rate housing development), etc. even when the new alternative is actually better for the average lower/middle class citizen.