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Re:When Stockton gave people cash, they got jobs by clort on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:51PM (#27121205)
if it is the US govt giving UBI to its citizens, then they should give it to all their citizens, no matter where they are?

The US govt, for reference, taxes the income of US citizens wherever they are in the world..

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Re:When Stockton gave people cash, they got jobs by andi999 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:58PM (#27121301)
Just citizen, or also green card holder? What about illegal immigrants? (And in the original provocative statement I meant EU citizens living in EU, should they get UBI from US? (just to debunk the often heard 'its for everyone'))
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Re:When Stockton gave people cash, they got jobs by clort on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @02:29PM (#27121686)
Well I don't know about green card holders or illegal immigrants. perhaps there would be a qualifying period for new members of the club in any case? If it is a US benefit then why would they give it to somebody elses citizens?

If you want to talk about promoting a world government then yeah lets do it and forget about borders?

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