The idea was proposed by two Democrats, so you know it has zero chance in this administration. We couldn’t even get our student loans forgiven.

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    No it’s not, because supply and demand are not perfectly elastic. A portion of the UBI will go into both landlord and tenant surplus, and we can tax the landlord surplus.

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      15 hours ago

      Sounds like an argument against spillage that’s simply just pointing to an old rag and saying “duh”. 🤷🏽‍♂️

      Also, not dissimilar to “doing just barely enough to shake things up, but expecting everyone to pull their weight to keep it going”, which is beyond ludicrous at this point and edging toward negligence, IMHO. gestures at recent socioeconomic events