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are BOTH openly promoting actual Socialism in the for on Universal Basic Income #UBI. We are a capitalist nation AND our national debt is already insane! #PeopleVsCongress

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Pelosi says 'guaranteed income' for Americans is worth considering for coronavirus recovery

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Congress might want to consider a guaranteed minimum income for Americans as part of the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

7:22 PM · Apr 28, 2020

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Basic Income is not socialism. Socialism is the collective control of capital. Nobody is talking about the government telling CEOs how to run their companies.

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You’re a smart person to consider the national debt in normal times. This is why Andrew Yang thinks we will pay for a basic income with a VAT.

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Then, in your estimation - the CARES act... bad idea?

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Tom from Nerds for Humanity

@nerds_humanity

Apr 28, 2020

"The idea of universal income is arguably one of the most capitalistic things intellectually that I've ever seen in my life." -Anthony @Scaramucci, Skybridge Capital, former chair of Romney finance committee, Trump White House Comms Director. Full video youtu.be/uB82rq4A6bw

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#PeopleVsCongress when over 26 million people are unemployed and unable to find work over the last 8 weeks.

BearHeart

Professor of Pataphysics

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Is everything you don't like "socialism" or just the things that actually help people? How about the 6 trillion dollar bailouts for businesses, is that "socialism"?

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UBI is a libertarian policy