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RagnarD 5 hours ago

"... new policies like universal basic income."

Is the engine honest enough to reality to demonstrate failure?

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scubbo 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

OK, I'll bite - what would a failure of UBI look like?

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graphime 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> OK, I'll bite - what would a failure of UBI look like?

Higher taxes for anyone earning over $100k

Higher cost of living, and lower quality of life for anyone earning below $60k

Politicians and corporations earn billions in profits on UBI distribution fees, and incentive spending/automatic deposit programs (contribute your UBI directly to health insurance and it’s tax exempt!)

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scubbo 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> Higher taxes for anyone earning over $100k

Not a failure. Society working as intended.

> [...] lower quality of life [...]

Agreed, that would be a failure, if it were to happen. How on earth could "giving people money" lead to a lower quality of life for them?

> Politicians and corporations earn billions in profits on UBI distribution fees

As opposed to the much higher fees accrued by the more-complex means-tested programs today?

	▲	Liftyee an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of the economy is that money is earned when someone creates value. Just "giving people money" without having the corresponding value be created increases demand for valuable things without increasing supply, leading to inflation and the costs of said things going up.

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dismalaf 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Government revenue doesn't keep up with expenditures.

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Forgeties79 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Boooooo