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Re:Universal basic income of nearly $2000/mo to be trialed i... by grey_earthling on Monday June 05, 2023 @02:25PM (#36200747)
> This whole idea is stupid. How about giving proper financial support for parents and covering all expenses for raising a child

— like a universal basic income —

> and not just give away money to lazy people who don't want to work and contribute nothing to society.

— like “investors' dividends”.

This argument makes more sense against capitalism than against this.

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Re:Universal basic income of nearly $2000/mo to be trialed i... by codedokode on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:39PM (#36203268)
As the amount of money is limited it is important to set priorities.

If you have extra money to give away then it is better to give them to parents to promote creating families, to pay for education for children from poor families, to improve free medicine, to create new jobs etc. It doesn't make sense to give money to people who are just lazy and got used to spending their parents' money instead of working. They will just spend money on alcohol, cigarettes or online games.

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