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Lee-Lee

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4. That is the one argument against it I haven't found a good counter to

Reply to Yupster (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 17, 2017, 11:53 AM

Jul 2017

"What stops every politician who wants to win from just promising an increase every election cycle? As long as they promise to fund it by only taxing a minority of voters (be it rich, smokers, immigrants or any other class of people leads than 25-30% of the electorate) they can play Robin Hood manipulating the payments to keep buying votes" is an exact quote from a debate on it I had recently.

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Arguments Against Basic Income Are Straw Men [View all] kristopher Jul 2017 OP

I'm not sure if the term 'straw men' is being used correctly here NobodyHere Jul 2017 #1

BIG is an interesting idea Yupster Jul 2017 #2

That is the one argument against it I haven't found a good counter to Lee-Lee Jul 2017 #4

Poverty programs are also geared to exboyfil Jul 2017 #3