Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case for a basic income

Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by remote_phone on Thursday May 21, 2020 @10:47PM (#23268224)

Alice could get a job and then lose it all on vodka and oxy. I don’t see why UBI needs to ensure that she doesn’t do foolish things with her money.

People are going to make bad decisions, unfortunately. You can’t live in a free society if you don’t let people make unfortunate, bad decisions that harm themselves.

If you think all people should be protected from their bad decisions then you’re basically sliding straight down the slope into totalitarianism.

In a free society, some people will make bad decisions and their lives will be miserable but hopefully many more will make better decisions.

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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by grayfaced on Friday May 22, 2020 @12:21AM (#23268594)

In the course of their self-harm though they also tend to damage society. The starving addict doesn't just lay down in the street and die. They beg and they steal because they're desperate. They rip copper out of buildings while just harming themselves. And maybe eventually they're arrested and live off the state anyways (at much increased prison rates).

How far do you let them sink before you need to step in.

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Re:Jack Dorsey is giving Andrew Yang $5M to build the case f... by Melting_Harps on Friday May 22, 2020 @02:07AM (#23269108)

> How far do you let them sink before you need to step in.

Look no further than Skid row or Silicon Valley, specifically the San Francisco area.

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