01-06-2022, 12:58 PM
(01-06-2022, 12:14 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Did you read all of the tweets in the thread, or just stop with the first one?
I already know the answer based on your responses, but I wanted to engage in the rhetorical.
You don't need to read all the tweets to know the position. They're the same arguments it's proponents make....every time...
1) "Survival shouldn't depend upon being employed!" - These people have been watching too much Star Trek. We don't live in that dystopian future yet. We've had jobs since we've been hunters and gatherers. It's how we survive as a species until everything is automated. Try this argument again in 500 years....until then suck it up and get a job.
2) "This would mostly impact students, old people, and people with disabilities" - We have programs for groups like these. Targeted programs...that's how you help people...not a blanket UBI.
3) "Everyone takes advantage of programs, this would be no different so what's the big deal?" - And then this person cites the 1%? Someone said it earlier....tell me you're on r/antiwork without telling me you're on r/antiwork.
4) "With a UBI employers will have to treat you fairly or you can leave!" - Uh what? Ignoring the plethora of laws in place that protect the employee, yes you can. You aren't an indentured servent and you can leave any job you want when you want already....especially in the age of the internet and smart phones.
The problem isn't that we don't have these things...the problem is that we do and people like this girl just don't like it.
She's not innovative. She's not coming up with new ideas. She's not bucking the trend. Smarter people than her have thought about these things already. For where we as a society today, we have the best possible programs available to our citizens. They have flaws and they can be improved for sure...but to think you (no not you) have a better idea is just ignorant.
