When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.

JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee · 10 months ago

When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.

snooggums@kbin.social · 10 months ago

UBI would not replace the need for universal healthcare.

Kalkaline @leminal.space · 10 months ago

Andrew Yang famously ran on a UBI platform, his plan was very clear on that issue, but he was very vague on his healthcare plan https://2020.yang2020.com/policies/medicare-for-all/

aStonedSanta@lemm.ee · 10 months ago

Yeah. I supported Yang to help popularize the idea but he’s just a wolf in sheep’s skin trying to get rich.

snooggums@kbin.social · 10 months ago

I’m still not sure if he was actually in favor or just pandering, but at least he put it on the stage.

MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works · 10 months ago

I knew Yang was a fraud from the start. It was his “you have a freedom to choose between UBI and safety social nets” that made it clear to me. Took a long fucking time for other left leaning folks to catch on. He was getting way too much attention. That’s actually why I liked Michael Brooks so much. He was one of the few at the time that saw through it