Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks

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[–]thajuggla 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

My response was to the title of "universal basic income is easier than it looks." It's actually not, if we want to debate the intricacies of what's wrong in our world, then by all means, let's get to it, but simply stating the title will be met with a simple "get a job" response from me.

Nice straw man, going right to disabled people. The title, nor the article mentioned anything involving disabled people, nor does it mention what to do with regards to pensions.

The article mentions trillion dollar coins, really?!? Check out how Zimbabwe did with regards to issuing more money, they have trillion dollar notes. It's worked well for them. Then the article goes into talking about debt, what would trillion dollar coins be, debt free?

Each and every Federal Reserve note is created on the basis of the treasury paying it back on interest, which means that perpetual debt will always be created. The only way to fix this would be to dissolve the Federal Reserve.

Maybe you should learn a little more about how the treasury, and the Federal Reserve (which is a private entity by the way, not a government operation) works before trying to be upset with me about disabled people.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

A more appropriate response would have been "Bullshit".

"Get a job" is loaded with all sorts of implications and judgments. Heavily.

My over obvious strawmen were not about the UBI. They were about the commonly unemployed. The jobless. I picked the first easiest targets. I didn't even start down the all the prejudices of our rigged systems against race, mental health, family units, communities, occupied states, outsourcing, NAFTA, China, etc etc etc that make it sooo very difficult for many people to "get a job".

I'm not talking about the article.

What you say about the Fed Rez is true. I already know it.

I was triggered by what seemed like punching down at the unemployed.

Maybe you should watch where you sling those heavy words before trying to be upset with me about whatever you try deflecting to.