BeBopALouie to [email protected]English • 1 month agoGuaranteed basic income bill re-tabled in the Senatemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168message-squareGuaranteed basic income bill re-tabled in the SenateBeBopALouie to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square23fedilink
https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/ubi-bill-re-tabled-in-the-senate/ Let’s discuss.
minus-squareFaceDeerlinkfedilink3•1 month agoIf they had that sort of lobbying power I doubt we’d see UBI to begin with. Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month ago Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things. It wasn’t my intention to suggest that we shouldn’t try it. I was merely (and cynically) pointing out the forces who will be pushing against the efforts to do some good for society.
If they had that sort of lobbying power I doubt we’d see UBI to begin with. Regardless, “evil people might thwart it!” Is not a very good reason not to try to do good things.
It wasn’t my intention to suggest that we shouldn’t try it.
I was merely (and cynically) pointing out the forces who will be pushing against the efforts to do some good for society.