What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says about Americas safety net

Re:What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says ab... by mjevans on Sunday January 22, 2023 @02:38PM (#34481424)

We're more divided than ever, and those ~10 people in the larger legislative chamber of the US Federal government will metaphorically kick and scream and whinge as they try to hold the entire country hostage... and the other ~210 who happen to claim to be in the same political party will let them out of a desire to keep some illusion of control they don't have, rather than compromise at all and work for the benefit of everyone.

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Re:What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says ab... by matthewdgreen on Sunday January 22, 2023 @03:55PM (#34482122)

I think the 210 can rightly point to over a decade of compromising, and they can make a pretty compelling case that every compromise led to more extreme and dangerous behavior from that small minority. I say this as someone who supported this compromises and now deeply regrets it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_United_States_debt-ceil...

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Re:What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says ab... by undersuit on Sunday January 22, 2023 @06:03PM (#34483268)

Could we label these groups we're talking about? I think you're replying to someone talking about the GOP in the House but you appear to be referring to the Dems in the House.

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Re:What the spread of universal basic-income schemes says ab... by matthewdgreen on Sunday January 22, 2023 @09:02PM (#34484569)

You are absolutely right. I read this as an appeal to the Democrats to “compromise” rather than the much more straightforward approach where some number of the GOP just agree to unilaterally shut this madness down. It was the word “compromise” that tripped me up.

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