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> Right - so we still need a food program for people who have personal problems that cause them to run out of mone We don't have one now...

> Right - so we still need a food program for people who have personal problems that cause them to run out of mone We don't have one now; it might be nice to have with UBI as it would be now, but why would it be any more necessary with UBI? Sure, if UBI is a more efficient means of solving the problems addressed by means-tested programs and unlocks economic potential forgone due to minimum wage, it might make the existing need for such a program something that we can afford to address, but it certainly doesn't create an unmet need that doesn't already exist. > You can say we’ll leave those people to starve to death, but that’s not going to get me to vote for UBI! But, that's exactly the status quo for people with too much income to qualify for food aid who don't spend it well. Why would losing that existing situation unchanged whole improving other areas be a reason to oppose UBI?

Posted by dragonwriter on Jul 7, 2018, 2:58 AM

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> Right - so we still need a food program for people who have personal problems that cause them to run out of mone We don't have one now...

dragonwriterJul 7, 2018, 2:58 AM

> Right - so we still need a food program for people who have personal problems that cause them to run out of mone We don't have one now; it might be nice to have with UBI as it would be now, but why would it be any more necessary with UBI? Sure, if UBI is a more efficient means of solving the problems addressed by means-tested programs and unlocks economic potential forgone due to minimum wage, it might make the existing need for such a program something that we can afford to address, but it certainly doesn't create an unmet need that doesn't already exist. > You can say we’ll leave those people to starve to death, but that’s not going to get me to vote for UBI! But, that's exactly the status quo for people with too much income to qualify for food aid who don't spend it well. Why would losing that existing situation unchanged whole improving other areas be a reason to oppose UBI?

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