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treestar

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1. Most people would

Reply to yallerdawg (Original post)

Wed May 24, 2017, 09:19 AM

May 2017

because of the American value of working hard, and to gain more stuff to show off that they work more (the UBI providing the basics, they would work to get fancier stuff to show off). That's the American way.

I don't buy it when right wingers claim people go on welfare so as to not work. If that was such a great way to live, why doesn't right winger do it?

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"Would people work if they didn't have to?" [View all] yallerdawg May 2017 OP

Most people would treestar May 2017 #1

I think today most people work to survive! yallerdawg May 2017 #4

True enough. treestar May 2017 #6

I agree get the red out May 2017 #10

Some right wingers do, but they are deserving. Like those guys who took over that Malheur Dream Girl May 2017 #14

+1 treestar May 2017 #22

Agree, but it's not just "American values." People work Hortensis May 2017 #19

and to have a better life in terms of treestar May 2017 #23

Conservatives naturally have a dark view of humanity. Hortensis May 2017 #26

Yeah their view of people is too negative treestar May 2017 #35

Anger and fear, anger and fear. VOX May 2017 #41

+100. Today's right-wing extremism is toxic. The Atlantic Hortensis May 2017 #42

Many people would not choose to work too. FLPanhandle May 2017 #21

I can agree with that, too treestar May 2017 #24

This is real also. But total veggies would spend their limited income Hortensis May 2017 #29

Maybe kids and old people would get more attention then, too. And parents would get relief lostnfound May 2017 #40

Many folks on disability do work janterry May 2017 #2

I worked for years even while disabled but I finally got Doreen May 2017 #32

If we're looking at one group of people to start giving it to . . . HughBeaumont May 2017 #3

This isn't about 'paying into.' yallerdawg May 2017 #5

While I support some model of UBI.... Adrahil May 2017 #11

Social justice. yallerdawg May 2017 #15

That's nice. Adrahil May 2017 #16

I'm going off of "what would happen if UBI were instituted". HughBeaumont May 2017 #27

"1. No More Poverty Trap" yallerdawg May 2017 #37

It is quite unfair to treestar May 2017 #7

I'll be honest--I wouldn't work if I didn't have to justiceischeap May 2017 #8

Follow your bliss! yallerdawg May 2017 #9

In other words, you would do work that you love. Iggo May 2017 #12

I don't see Photography as work though justiceischeap May 2017 #13

It sounds like a nice idea, but affordable housing would be a major issue. smirkymonkey May 2017 #17

Depends on what is considered "affordable" housing? yallerdawg May 2017 #28

Given the precarious state of our environment I think the less humans do, the better. nt jalan48 May 2017 #18

Maybe use UBI as an environmental incentive FLPanhandle May 2017 #20

UBI would be unconditional and universal. yallerdawg May 2017 #25

I just don't see this happening without some conditions FLPanhandle May 2017 #33

Universal Basic Income. yallerdawg May 2017 #36

I would strongly agree with that Calculating May 2017 #31

Aren't people with children potentially in greater need? Marengo May 2017 #39

I've been saying that for years. hunter May 2017 #34

I think people would still work Calculating May 2017 #30

What would Bernie do? yallerdawg May 2017 #38