Here's a bit of history for you. Black soldiers' wives in 1918 received monthly stipends. They had the freedom to decide for themselves what work they'd do. White people didn't like that, so they wanted a law that would jail refusers to clean their shit.https://twitter.com/scottsantens/status/1077244162083381249?s=19 …
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For centuries some very privileged people have wanted power over others. They want other people to serve them. Chattel slavery existed to force people to do work other people didn't want to do. Wage slavery continues to exist for the same reason, as do welfare work requirements.
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Unconditional basic income puts an end to the very long chapter of human history where one group of privileged people had the power to force less privileged people into doing what they wanted under the constant threat of poverty. UBI is freedom via power.https://youtu.be/fTZ2A_GknZM
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Hey Scott! What do you say to critics of UBI that claim that it's development would decrease more fundamentally important changes? For instance, health care, child care, etc.
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I think the exact opposite. It's a question of trust. Do you trust people to do important things when empowered to do so? I do. I think civic and political engagement will skyrocket with UBI. More people will vote and volunteer. More people will be engaged citizens.
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I got into an arguement while gaming yesterday. The guy literally said "guys who don't work are lazy and should die" in response to me saying UBI doesn't make people lazy.
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I wonder if he feels the same about rich people who won't work?
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Omg, this is something someone actually said as an argument against ubi? Holy cow
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It's one of the arguments that stopped Nixon's FAP and it came from the left. "Who will iron my shirts?", asked Russell Long, Democratic Senator of Louisiana and chair of the Senate Finance Committee at the time. https://basicincometoday.com/fifty-years-later-reflecting-on-the-defeat-of-nixons-family-assistance-plan/5379/ …pic.twitter.com/djraBM9Wma
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YES!!!! Clean your own shit!!! 


I am pretty sure this is something i muttered to myself, once upon a time as a private in the army. -
One of the main reasons I love Scott, other than he’s just awesome, is he always answers questions I didn’t even know I was asking myself about UBI. I would always think stuff like this, and this is the only humane answer. Once I hear it I’m like, “of fucking course!”
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