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Re:Young adults in L.A. to get $1k a month under new guarant... by xphilter on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @11:46PM (#33186976)
So none of those people would qualify for ubi. Sounds like they were grifters. Why punish poor people because your circle of friends lack an ethics?
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Re:Young adults in L.A. to get $1k a month under new guarant... by mjr00 on Thursday October 13, 2022 @12:02AM (#33187097)
> So none of those people would qualify for ubi.

Not coming out for or against UBI, but... isn't that the whole point of universal basic income? That there's no means testing, and everyone qualifies, even grifters?

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Re:Young adults in L.A. to get $1k a month under new guarant... by caskstrength on Thursday October 13, 2022 @03:24AM (#33188213)
"Qualify for UBI"? Do you know what "U" in "UBI" stands for?
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