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ixtlitoday at 3:39 AM2 repliesview on HN

UBI without many other anti-capitalist reforms is just a subsidy paid directly to your landlord.


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Gareth321today at 9:31 AM

We don't want anti-capitalist reforms. Perhaps reforms like those we use in Denmark would make sense? We're ranked higher than the U.S. in ease of business. We love capitalism here. But we also have high taxes, universal healthcare, and great social safety nets. It allows us to lean into the great parts of capitalism while also protecting those for whom capitalism isn't working so well. It's a great compromise without having to go full starvation and gulags, which would be worse than what we have now.

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Griffinsaucetoday at 5:45 AM

Where do you suggest we start? You can't nuke everything at once.

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