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[Sava]

Basic Income

the only intelligent suggestion in that post

[Sava]

slightly relevant

[Tuberski]

I do not think it means what you think it means...

ACK!

[Sava]

"libertarian"?

or "basic income"?

[The Mad Monk]

Is there something in post #32 besides "slightly relevant"?

[Sava]

supposed to be an image

not seeing it?

[The Mad Monk]

Nope. Can you upload it? A lot of sites block image stealing nowadays.

[The Mad Monk]

Meanwhile, what do you dislike about the flat tax, especially in the context of a basic income?

[Sava]

The strong should bear more of the burden than the weak. They also benefit more from public policy in the form of their success.

Plus, I'm a (true) capitalist (Adam Smith liked progressive taxation).

[The Mad Monk]

Who do you believe controls public policy at this point? The strong, or the weak?

[The Mad Monk]

Instead, we're getting lawyer robots all over the place.

Also:



You want to skip to ~35 seconds

[Sava]

Who do you believe controls public policy at this point? The strong, or the weak?

Neither. No single group controls public policy.

[Ben Kenobi]

My goal would be a flat tax, a flat Basic Income uneffected by that tax, and a gutting of the tax and welfare systems that came before.

The problem with a 'basic income' is that it destroys those already on a fixed income, and destroys the working folks.

Also, had a wonderful meal at Taco Cabana last night in honor of my fellow Apolyton Evil Conservatives.

[Sava]

The problem with a 'basic income' is that it destroys those already on a fixed income, and destroys the working folks.

Shh. Adults are talking.

[N35t0r]

I'm tempted to ask how a basic income would 'destroy' those on fixed incomes and working folk, but I'm afraid the answer will make me want to put my brain in a blender.