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Re:U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system ... by skybrian on Sunday April 21, 2019 @12:54PM (#19713046)
Social security doesn't seem at all vulnerable to lobbyists or what billionaires want. In a democracy, how would that work? Businesses depend on the legal system.

Lobbyists matter more for issues where most people don't have a direct interest and/or aren't paying attention. UBI by its nature would have a very large constituency, once people are getting the checks.

That said, I agree that partial UBI would be better to start, but more for reasons of affordability and not changing the economy too quickly.

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Re:U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system ... by maxxxxx on Sunday April 21, 2019 @01:00PM (#19713087)
Social security is underfunded and also there is a lot of pressure to not raise the retirement age despite changing demographics. So from one side there was lobbying to give tax cuts instead of funding it and there is also a lot of lobbying to not raise retirement age.

So billionaires and the AARP both get their way most likely at the cost of future generations.

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Re:U.S. billionaires worry about the survival of the system ... by skybrian on Sunday April 21, 2019 @01:13PM (#19713170)
I don't see how that adds up to a vote to cut social security. If it comes down to it, raising taxes seems more likely.
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