minus-squarescemmy@lemmy.worldtoShowerthoughts@lemmy.world•When talking to people who dislike UBI about UBI, they'll often say both that 'people need a purpose in life' and that 'nobody will work if they get free money'.linkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoEven if that did happen, why not tax the additional billionaire income and create subsidized or public housing? Just because the first step isn’t perfect doesn’t mean status quo is better than progress. linkfedilink
minus-squarescemmy@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Starlink quietly lost over $250,000,000 in burned satellites this summer.linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-14/elon-musk-s-denial-of-ukraine-s-starlink-request-prompts-senate-query linkfedilink
Even if that did happen, why not tax the additional billionaire income and create subsidized or public housing?
Just because the first step isn’t perfect doesn’t mean status quo is better than progress.