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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @07:30AM (#29978079)
Nobody earns what they have in a vacuum. There is a society that exists around you and enables what you do.
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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by tekknik on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:42AM (#29980777)
And we pay taxes to cover that.
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Re:Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:18PM (#29982335)
Right, and that's what would be supporting UBI: taxes. So either you're arguing that taxes are unjust because they take what is rightfully yours, or you're just saying that UBI will cost too much. It very much seems like your argument is the former.
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