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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by growse on Thursday July 30, 2020 @08:09AM (#23997144)
What stops a nation voting itself lower taxes?

If every unscrupulous politician can promise to lower taxes to get elected, what stops that?

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Re:Universal Basic Income is Capitalism 2.0 by marcus_holmes on Thursday July 30, 2020 @08:17AM (#23997212)
Politicians tend to promise to spend more taxes on projects that will benefit some segment of the population. In the UK "more money for the NHS" is a definite vote-winner.
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