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Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by FredPret on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:48PM (#39401289)
Yes we have? There's an ongoing funding crisis for Ukraine's defense, and there are legions of conservatives who are mad about the trillion + spent blowing up Afghanistan + Iraq.

Taxation in the US came about to fund a war.

Money is in the top-three concerns people have about war; it's right after lives lost and infrastructure destroyed.

Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by derac on Friday February 16, 2024 @02:40PM (#39401949)
I'm guessing you mean income tax, rather than taxation in general?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_taxation_in_the_Uni...

Re:Universal Basic Income Has Been Tried over and over Again... by kevingadd on Friday February 16, 2024 @01:57PM (#39401431)
You're saying people are mad about war funding. I'm saying the wars and dod get funded every year no matter what. Both things are true.