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folks keep getting pulled into the false dichotomy of government vs corporation. the powerful and moneyed love this, as it obfuscates the real danger to liberty and freedom, which is themselves. the truer, and more useful, dichotomy is the people vs unwieldy and overgrown institutions. small institutions are great: your local government, your local bank, your local community center, etc. because the power disparity isn't so large that they can be kept in check and directed to do the will of the people. large institutions, on the other hand, are irresistable to the power-hungry, and have no foolproof defense against corruption to their aims. they view people as resource to extract power from, not customers/constituents to serve. UBI falls on the side of subjugating the people to the whims of government, reducing liberty and freedom, not extending it, as some like to argue. (this is also why we should be against corporatism, and the favoring of capital over labor in general) |