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Re:UBI Would Likely Increase Poverty Rather Than Reduce It (... by thrown_22 on Monday October 10, 2022 @06:43PM (#33157272)
If you want to see the effects of UBI just write an extra zero on any note you see.

We need government programs that targets peoples needs not their wants. Money is used to meet wants not needs.

As a simple example a Stalinist food system in the US, with all the famines involved, would save lives for the first decade because people would start losing weight.

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Re:UBI Would Likely Increase Poverty Rather Than Reduce It (... by krapp on Monday October 10, 2022 @07:35PM (#33157635)
>Money is used to meet wants not needs.

What you think people use to pay for their food, clothing, shelter, taxes and medical expenses? The barter system?

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Re:UBI Would Likely Increase Poverty Rather Than Reduce It (... by thrown_22 on Monday October 10, 2022 @08:17PM (#33157946)
The food in the US is not fit for purpose. A government monopoly is required to stop killing people with it. The same is true for shelter and medical expenses.
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