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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by ChrisLomont on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @11:15PM (#23994200)
Most estimates on a carbon tax raise at best $200B a year in the US. For the ~150M adults, that would be a UBI of about $100 a month. Not much of a UBI. It’s also paid by the same people as explained elsewhere in this thread.

Tell me again how this works?

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by jusssi on Thursday July 30, 2020 @02:30AM (#23995278)
Doesn't the state already provide the basic living necessities for anyone who demands it? And somehow it's possible to pay for it already?
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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by ChrisLomont on Thursday July 30, 2020 @07:57PM (#24004178)
UBI proponents don't think the state provides basic living necessities. Personally I prefer targeted assistance instead of the ham-handed approach of UBI since targeted assistance better allocates limited resources.
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