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Mike Masnick@mmasnick.bsky.social |
Pretty much every one of these studies comes up with similar results.
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Christopher White
@stoneymonster.bsky.social
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… and so these highly successful pilot programs get immediately converted to permanent UBI, right? right?!
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K`Tetch
@ktetch.bsky.social
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Absolutely, and that's from direct personal experience (it's been a hell of a time since we recorded that podcast episode)
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Scott Santens
@scottsantens.com
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True story.
youtu.be/hqJq9pnZxDc?...
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C.V. Danes
@cvdanes.bsky.social
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Noting that helping people in need is considered the liberal position.
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Ron Pluth
@ronpluth.bsky.social
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Apparently the moral thing is for people to provide their own bootstraps?
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Terraformer
@terraformer.bsky.social
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yes, but the concept goes against what the rich and powerful would rather the hoi polloi not see nor consider doing at scale
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@booond.bsky.social
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It is a much nicer world when people have housing, can get a decent meal, and have a job/purpose.
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@zendarva.bsky.social
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Probably explains why a few states are already trying to ban UBI.
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Eric the Read
@emschwar.bsky.social
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They spent $9.4 million to save $600k. Not exactly what I'd call cost effective.
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Leeroy McJenk
@leeroymcjenk.bsky.social
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It's interesting that the media descriptions don't seem to mention that the $50 a month group outcomes ended up pretty similar to the much larger $ groups. www.denverbasicincomeproject.org/research
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Mr. Bad 🍍🆖
@mrbad.bsky.social
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UBI is a game-changer. Enough studies have been done, the results are all the same. Time for full-scale!
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Intellectual Explorer
@driftingthrough.bsky.social
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But if they aren't suffering in the gutter, what will make everyone else feel grateful for a shitty underpaid job and abusive/toxic work culture? The economy of wage slavery will collapse.
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Jaze
@jaze.bsky.social
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Yep, that's why they ignore the results
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Girl-Starved Beast
@julesprom.bsky.social
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wow! if only there was some kind of lesson we could learn from it!!!
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Steve Uncle
@the-barely-jew.bsky.social
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Same with universal healthcare. We know it saves money but it "rewards poor people," so it'll never happen.
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