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angrychair

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2. UBI is a deal with the devil

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2026, 09:03 PM

Monday

What if you post something the government doesn't like and then there is a clerical error and your UBI suddenly stops? Or they suspend it while you are under investigation for the next 12 months? Can you survive without money for 12 months?
Even I was sold on the idea of UBI until 2024 and the Republican revenge tour started.

Don't say that can't happen because Mango Mussolini has made billions of dollars evaporate with the stroke of a pen.

So, while it pains me to say it, UBI is no longer a good solution.

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