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We don't even have Universal Basic Income yet but libertarians are already arguing it's too large (arnoldkling.substack.com)
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[this is probably off-topic for this forum, but I found it on HN so...]

Edit "enjoy" the discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38233810

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[–] maol@awful.systems 6 points 1 year ago

This is just like the flat tax. To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, for every social welfare benefit, there is a "reform" which is simpler, easier, and totally wrong.