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Re:Sam Altman and Andrew Yang talk UBI by dwiel on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @10:34AM (#21928378)
Wouldnt that same argument apply to people fighting for democracy in the age of monarchy? Why try to get rid of the king when he will just be replaced by a president? Dont even bother.

Obviously power structures and concentration of power always exist in some form, but that doesn't mean we should never try to rein it in on occassion.

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Re:Sam Altman and Andrew Yang talk UBI by ghostwriter on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @11:05AM (#21928575)
You cannot achieve that by replacing an almighty king with an almighty government dictating who gets what (which is a prerequisite of UBI).
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Re:Sam Altman and Andrew Yang talk UBI by pitay on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @03:24PM (#21930346)
Doesn't a UBI get rid of actually prevent a government from dictating who gets what?

With current social support programs the government does get to choose who gets what. But with a UBI, every adult would get the same amount, effectively removing the government's ability to choose who gets benefits.

Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you are saying, I don't know.

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Re:Sam Altman and Andrew Yang talk UBI by datashow on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @10:58AM (#21928528)
No. They are not the same. How is it worthless to replace the king with a president? I don't understand your logic.
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